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The five item Barthel index.
OBJECTIVES Routine data collection is now considered mandatory. Therefore, staff rated clinical scales that consist of multiple items should have the minimum number of items necessary for rigorous measurement. This study explores the possibility of developing a short form Barthel index, suitable for use in clinical trials, epidemiological studies, and audit, that satisfies criteria for rigorous...
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OBJECTIVES To compare the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the motor subscale of the functional independence measure (FIM), the original 10 item Barthel index (BI), and the 5 item short form BI (BI-5) in inpatients with stroke receiving rehabilitation. METHODS 118 inpatients with stroke at a rehabilitation unit participated in the study. The patients were tested with the FIM motor...
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INTRODUCTION Barthel index consisting 10 items is used to estimate physical dependence of elderly and physically disabled. A shorter version with 5 items has been developed and it is more suitable as a rapid screening tool of physical dependence. OBJECTIVES To assess the measurement agreement between 10-item Barthel index and 5-item shorter version. METHODS The 10-item Barthel index was tra...
متن کاملA critique of the Barthel Index.
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Background and Purpose—Robust measures of functional outcome are required to determine treatment effects in stroke trials. Of the various measures available, the Barthel index (BI) is one of the more prevalent. We aimed to describe validity, reliability, and responsiveness (clinimetric properties) of the BI in stroke trials. Methods—Narrative review of published articles describing clinimetric ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.2.225