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 ...

Probabilistic measurement models offered by Rasch and others can be used to link different functional assessment instruments into a single measurement system. This study assessed 54 subjects (diagnoses: 8 brain injuries, 7 neuromuscular, 22 musculoskeletal, 7 spinal cord, 10 stroke) admitted to a free-standing rehabilitation hospital at admission and discharge using both the Functional Independ...

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...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the use of concepts of capacity and performance when assessing functioning of stroke survivors, measured with the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). METHODS During an inpatient interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme for 62 subacute stroke survivors, limitations in speaking, walkin...

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 The purpose of this paper was to profile staffing levels for allied health (AH) professional and support staff in Queensland Health inpatient general rehabilitation services (at a given point-in-time) and compare them against established profession-specific standards and guidelines in order to provide a reference for future workforce planning for these services. METHODS A statewide ...

PURPOSE To determine the physiotherapy-related needs of people with stroke at discharge, 6 months after discharge, and 1 year after discharge from hospital, and to examine the results stratified by participants' acute Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores. METHODS A total of 241 adults with recent stroke were recruited into this longitudinal cohort study. As well as participating in a ...