Inter-rater reliability of the original and modified Barthel Index, and a comparison with the Functional Independence Measure

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-29

  Fricke, Janet ^a   Unsworth, Carolyn A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional assessment; Functional Independence Measure; Modified Barthel Index; Original Barthel Index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030992540     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1997.tb00750.x     Document Type: Article

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