Further Clinical Validation of the Walking Impairment Questionnaire for Classification of Walking Performance in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Table 8

Stair subscale of the WIQ.

Please place a √ in the box that best describes how hard it was for you to climb stairs without stopping to rest during the last week. Please note 1 flight of stairs is roughly equal to 14 steps.
During the last week, how difficult was it for you to:	No difficulty	Slight difficulty	Some difficulty	Much difficulty	Unable to do	Did not do for other reasons	Weight
a. Climb 1 flight of stairs?	□	□	□	□	□	□	1
	4	3	2	1	0
b. Climb 2 flights of stairs?	□	□	□	□	□	□	2
	4	3	2	1	0
c. Climb 3 flight of stairs?	□	□	□	□	□	□	3
	4	3	2	1	0