OBJECTIVE To examine whether the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score on admission and after 1 month can be used to predict the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) walking level 6 or 7 (modified independent and independent gait respectively) after 3 months and to determine the optimal BBS cut-off score for predicting independent gait among inpatients with first stroke in a rehabilitation facility. ...

OBJECTIVE This study compared the effectiveness of the Occupational Adaptation frame of reference with the biomechanical-rehabilitation model in the treatment of two groups of 20 patients post-hip fracture. METHOD Using a quasi-experimental design, groups were compared on changes in scores on the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), a satisfaction questionnaire developed for this study and ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationships between independence levels of single motor-related Functional Independence Measure (FIM) items and summed FIM-motor scores of patients with hemiplegia after stroke. DESIGN For each patient FIM scores were assessed 4 times during hospitalization. Ordinal logistic analyses were performed on group data. SUBJECTS Fifty patients with hemiplegia after stroke...

This review reports on the contemporary possibilities of objective evaluation of walking ability in patients with paraplegia following a spinal cord injury. Current methods of evaluation of walking function, i.e. the ASIA Classification, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Barthel Index and Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) are described. The latest classification, known as the WISCI (...

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to describe the technique and utility of functional MR cholangiography (fMRC) in the evaluation of the gallbladder and biliary tree. CONCLUSION FMRC has the potential to provide a comprehensive examination for the anatomic and functional assessment of the gallbladder and biliary tree. Complex anatomic abnormalities and functional disorders can be shown by fMRC, inc...

BACKGROUND Hospitalization over the last one year, an indicator of health service utilization, is an important and costly resource in older adult care. However, data on the relationship between functional status and annual hospitalization among older Chinese people are sparse, particularly for those with and without multimorbidity. In this study,we aimed to examine the association between funct...

Rett syndrome (RTT) is associated with a range of serious neurodevelopmental consequences including severe communicative impairments. Currently, no evidence-based communication interventions exist for the population ( Sigafoos et al., 2009 ). The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of functional assessment (FA) and functional communication training (FCT) methods for te...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the psychometric properties of the Rivermead Motor Assessment by Rasch analysis and conventional statistics to improve its clinical utility. METHODS A total of 107 patients after stroke were evaluated using the Rivermead Motor Assessment and Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Scaling properties were assessed using Mokken scaling, internal construct validity using ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate how functional, social and personal factors are associated with self-perceived level of disability in the chronic phase of stroke in a Latvian stroke population. The consequences of stroke can vary greatly and often leads to long-term disability that, according to the WHO definitions, depends on the interaction between the person and his/her context. DESIGN Cross-sect...