Functional assessment in spinal cord injury : a comparison of the Modified Barthel Index and the ’ adapted ’ Functional Independence Measure
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Address for correspondence: EJ Roth, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior St, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. The Modified Barthel Index (MBI) and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) have been used to provide objective measures of functional status and change of spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. To compare rating scores on the MBI and FIM, the functional abilities of 41 SCI patients were rated by one trained nurse-clinician using both scales at admission to initial rehabilitation (ADM), discharge from rehabilitation (DC) and at follow-up (FU) 12 months after rehabilitation. An ’adapted’ FIM score
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