Measuring disability in multiple sclerosis: Is the Community Dependency Index an improvement on the Barthel Index?

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-450

  Nicholl, L ^a   Hobart, J ^b,d   Dunwoody, L ^a   Cramp, F ^c   Lowe Strong, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Research and Development Office   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Multiple sclerosis; Outcome assessment; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 4344679144     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458504ms1056oa     Document Type: Article

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