We struggled with the mixed scoring values from the PDQ, FAB, TUG and S2S. A 40 in one test compares to a 12 in another test. The best you could do in one test is 156, another best is 40, another is 22 and then, one test's best is 8 seconds. What does it all mean?!
We developed the BwP Scoring algorithm using a normalized 100-point basis for every test so boxers and coaches could easily see how one test relates to another. In regular scoring, a Boxer might score a max 40 in Mobility and a perfect 8 seconds in the TUG.... Now, they would score 100 in each so coaches can see that their PDQ perception of their mobility is in line with their physical TUG score. Before, a 156 as their PDQ total would compare to 40 in their FAB. Confusing. Now they would both be 100.
The BwP Project tracks Patient Reported Outcomes using the PDQ-39 and Measured Physical Tests (MPT) using the FAB, TUG and S2S. Very different tests and scoring values. So, the BwP scoring normalization easily demonstrates the relevance and relationships between the tests. As an example, a Boxer scores 72 in their Mobility and Daily Living on the PDQ (PRO) and 92 on the FAB (MPT). This might show their perception of how they are doing is harsher than how they actually performed physically. Are they experiencing frustration, fear, or anger? Another boxer scores 64 on their Cognitive and Communication and 92 on Mobility and Daily Living. Or vice versa. Another Boxer who scores 92 in Mobility and Daily Living and 72 in the FAB might be in denial and over optimistic.
BwP summarizes Boxer scoring in the following ways:
- Mobility and Daily Living
- Cognitive and Communication
- Outlook
- Physical
- BwP Average
- Fall Risk.
This system allows the BwP Project to add new cognitive or physical tests in later releases and still maintain a simple way for Boxers and coaches to understand what the scores mean and how they might compare with each other.
