They are still claiming a threshold of 60+ on the sf36 physical function scale means recovered. Here are the questions, each is answered with a limited by a lot, little or not at all with the different scores given.
The question is what sets of answers that add up to 60 would a normal person consider as recovered or healthy.
Scoring:
Yes, limited a lot = 0
Yes, limited a little = 5
No, not limited at all = 10
Questions:
1.Vigorous activities, such as running, lifting heavy objects, participating in strenuous sports
2.Moderate activities, such as moving a table, pushing a vacuum cleaner, bowling, or playing golf
3. Lifting or carrying groceries
4. Climbing several 0f lights of stairs
5. Climbing one flight of stairs
6. Bending, kneeling, or stooping
7. Walking more than a mile
8. Walking several blocks
9. Walking one block
10. Bathing or dressing yourself
So answers such as these count as recovered and score 60
I can't do vigorous activities, or moderate activities, or climb several flights of stairs or walk more than a mile
I can't do vigorous activities and I am limited in doing moderate activities, climbing several flights of stairs, walking more than a mile, walking several blocks, lifting groceries, climbing one flight of stairs
Its hard to see how a reasonable person could see such answers as recovered.
Even with higher scores it is difficult. There original threshold was 85 which is still quite low for someone who has recovered. I can see something like
I can't do vigorous activities, and I am limited in climbing several flights of stairs
As a reasonable answer for 85 and perhaps ok to consider as recovered depending on age. But even this threshold is a struggle.
When they talk about careful consideration they clearly didn't go as far as thinking through the semantics of their proposed thresholds and what they mean in terms of the activities that people can do.