International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Rieko Inoue
Japan
Research Article
Comparison of Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Gain between Groups
with Extreme Differences in FIM Score at Admission
Author(s): Makoto Tokunaga, Toshio Higashi, Rieko Inoue, Tomoaki Ohkubo and Susumu WatanabeMakoto Tokunaga, Toshio Higashi, Rieko Inoue, Tomoaki Ohkubo and Susumu Watanabe
Objective: There are several methods for inter-hospital comparison of the improvement in Functional Independence Measure (FIM). However, it is not known which method is most suitable. The purpose of this study was to elucidate which of 4 methods can most successfully compare the average improvement in motor FIM (mFIM) at each hospital with the least influenced by the difference of mFIM score at admission. For this purpose, we considered 3 groups divided based on motor FIM score at admission as 3 hospitals. Methods: The subjects were 575 stroke patients hospitalized in a convalescent rehabilitation ward. We divided the subjects into 3 groups based on mFIM score at admission (13 to 38 points, 39 to 64 points, and 65 to 90 points) and investigated whether there were significant differences in the values derived from mFIM effectiveness, corrected mFIM effectiveness, deviation value of mFI.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000402