Glasgow Outcome Scale

Not to be confused with Glasgow Coma Scale.
Glasgow Outcome Scale
PurposeCharacterizes brain injury into recovery outcome categories

The Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) is an interview-based method used since the 1970's to assess a patient's level of recovery from brain injury. It considers several factors such as a patient's ability to communicate, to function independently in activities of daily living (ADLs), and ability to return to work or school.  The basic scale has five broad categories: death, vegetative state, severe disability, moderate disability, or good recovery; an extended version (GOSE) of the original scale includes three sub-categories for a total of eight possible outcomes. Both versions of the scale have been widely adopted in clinical practice, as well as in research studies on brain injury.[1]

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