Reliability of the Barthel Index when used with older people
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Reliability of the Barthel Index when used with older people.
OBJECTIVE the Barthel Index (BI) has been recommended for the functional assessment of older people but the reliability of the measure for this patient group is uncertain. To investigate this issue we undertook a systematic review to identify relevant studies from which an overview is presented. METHOD studies investigating the reliability of the BI were obtained by searching Medline, Cinahl ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1468-2834,0002-0729
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi063