Comparison of Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Gain between Groups with Extreme Differences in FIM Score at Admission
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psychometric properties of the functional independence measure (fim) in iranian patients with traumatic brain injury
conclusions this persian version of the fim can be used as a valid, reliable, and replicable instrument for research and rehabilitation purposes in tbi patients. results the inter-rater reliability was acceptable on admission and at discharge (icc = 0.779 to 0.895). the internal consistency of fim and its subscales were excellent (α ≥ 0.97). the results for criterion validity by adjusting the v...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2329-9096
DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000402