120 COMPARING THE FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE AND THE BARTHEL INDEX FOR ASSESSMENT OF OLDER ADULTS

Abstract Background Measuring and reporting health outcomes have become an essential component to the rehabilitation of older persons that can be often complicated by increasing frailty medical complexity. The Integrated Care Team for Older Persons (ICTOP) is a multidisciplinary service offering domiciliary based interventions over 4-6 week period those aged 65 years, with Rockwood Clinical Frailty scale (CFS) 3-6. Barthel Index currently used in ICTOP Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). It ordinal measures activities daily living performance. Functional Independence Measure (FIM) assess grade person’s functional status. FIM are well recognised validated tools. objective measure which outcome more comprehensive sensitive patient cohort 6-week intervention. Methods Ethical approval was received study. participants were recruited 3 month met inclusion criteria .The sample size 20.The scores documented recorded on initial CGA, discharge. Results Participants between 72-91 years mean age 82 55 % moderately frail, 15% mildly 10% vulnerable 20% managing as per categorisation using CFS. On paired t-test showed similar responses cohort. However, score sensitive. These findings suggest had no statistical significance evaluating change this patients. Conclusion This study has provided valuable information will impact future practice Team. afforded opportunity monitor Team’s explore most effective measurement tool participants.