In this study, we performed a validation analysis of a crosswalk that converts Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores to Minimum Data Set (MDS) scores and vice versa in order to achieve score compatibility. Data from 2,130 patients were obtained from the Department of Veteran Affairs' Austin Automation Center. The conversion algorithm was tested at the (1) individual patient level, (2) cl...

Neurological rehabilitation aims to reduce the restrictions on an individual’s participation in society. Psychometrically rigorous and clinically relevant outcome measures, used appropriately, enhance the evidence base of rehabilitation. This Thesis assesses routinely used outcome measures at three time points: inpatient, outpatient, and longer-term follow-up. First, a retrospective analysis of...

OBJECTIVE The construct, predictive and longitudinal validity of the Clinical Outcome Variables Scale (COVS), an assessment of functional mobility, was examined in relation to measures of functional disability (Functional Independence Measure (FIMTM)), balance (Berg Balance Scale (BBS)) and length of stay in inpatient stroke rehabilitation. METHODS Associations between admission and discharge...

BACKGROUND Measuring long-term disability and functional outcomes after major trauma is not standardized across trauma registries. An ideal measure would be responsive to change but not have significant ceiling effects. The aim of this study was to compare the responsiveness of the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), GOS-Extended (GOSE), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and modified FIM in major...

Three common proviral integration sites, Fim-1, Fim-2/c-fms, and Fim-3, have been described in mouse myeloid leukemias induced by the Friend murine leukemia virus. The nature and function of Fim-1 and Fim-3 are still unknown since no transcript from these loci has been detected so far. To identify these two loci, we undertook their chromosomal localization using restriction fragment length poly...

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background: to evaluate the patients with stroke by functional independence measure (fim) scale, at the times of admission to hospital, discharge, and six-month poststroke, and to determine the level of improvement in patients after rehabilitative procedures. methods: a total number of 108 patients with stroke entered the study who were admitted to neurology ward. they all received rehabilitati...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate effectiveness of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for persons following definitive primary brain tumour treatment in a community cohort. METHODS The brain tumour (glioma) survivors (n = 106) were allocated either to the treatment group (n = 53) (intensive ambulatory multidisciplinary rehabilitation), or the waitlist control group (n = 53). The primary outcome -...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of venous thromboembolism, possible predictors, and the association between venous thromboembolism and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores and length of stay among cancer patients admitted to the inpatient rehabilitation unit at a cancer centre. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of patients admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation from September 201...