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mykneescore Knee Sleep Score - KS5 (KS5)
UNVALIDATED. A brief 5-item measure of how knee problems affect sleep. Developed to address the under-assessment of sleep in knee surgery trials (only 0.4% of 501 RCTs used a sleep-specific PROM).
- 5 questions
- 1 min
- Score 0 to 100, higher is better
- Unvalidated
This score is unvalidated. Treat the result as a guide only.
About the KS5
Who it is for
Patients before and after knee surgery, especially knee replacement, where sleep disturbance is linked to pain, function and satisfaction.
What it measures
How often knee pain stops you falling asleep, wakes you at night or when turning in bed, morning knee stiffness, and needing to sleep with the knee bent (Not at all / Some days / Most days / Some pain every day / Severe pain every day).
Sections
- Single composite score
Reading your score
0-100 score (sum of 5 items scored 0-4 / 20 x 100). Higher = better sleep. No validated thresholds - interpret with caution.