A comparison of the Barthel Index and the Functional Independence Measure as outcome measures in stroke rehabilitation: Patterns of disability scale usage in clinical trials

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-139

  Sangha, Harpreet ^a,b   Lipson, David ^a   Foley, Norine ^b   Salter, Katherine ^b   Bhogal, Sanjit ^b   Pohani, Gina ^a   Teasell, Robert W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Functional Independence Measure; Outcomes; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

BARTHEL INDEX (BI); FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE (FIM); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRAILS (RCT);

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STROKE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25644440793     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200506000-00006     Document Type: Review

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