Guideline 57 - Supporting Material: Cardiovascular Limitations and Symptoms Profile

Guideline 57: Cardiac rehabilitation - Supporting material

Cardiovascular Limitations and Symptoms Profile - CLASP

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CLASP scoring and interpretation sheet
Cardiovascular Limitations and Symptoms Profile

Interpretation
Individual questions are scored and summed to give totals for each dimension of the questionnaire: angina, shortness of breath and ankle swelling. Within each of these totals, threshold scores are provided to classify clients as mild, moderate or severe depending on the level of impairment of level of functioning.

Angina

	Question A1 - A5
Total	5 - 17
Mild	5 - 8
Moderate	9 - 12
Severe	13 - 17

Consider referral if symptoms are new or deteriorating, or if score is 10 or more

Shortness of breath

	Question B1 - B5
Total	5 - 14
Mild	5 - 7
Moderate	8 - 10
Severe	11 - 14

Consider referral if symptoms are new or deteriorating, or if score is 9 or more

Ankle swelling

	Question C1 - C3
Total	3 - 10
Mild	3 - 4
Moderate	5 - 7
Severe	8 - 10

Consider referral if symptoms are new or deteriorating, or if score is 8 or more

The CLASP profile was developed by Jennifer Devien, Simon Michaelson and Peter Maguire at the Department of General Practice, University of Manchester and is reproduced with permission.

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