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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Functional independence Measure"”.
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Modelling clinical decision-making referral patterns to home-based or hospital-based stroke outpatient rehabilitation programs in London, Ontario: A prognostic model development study
… older, have strokes of moderate severity, lower functional independence measure (FIM) scores and have reading comprehension difficulties are referred more often to CSRT. Patients with a caregiver, higher FIM scores, and auditory communication problems are more likely to be referred to CORP.
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Die Behandlung tracheotomierter Patienten mit schwerer Dysphagie : eine explorative Studie zur Evaluation eines interdisziplinären Interventionsansatzes
… Gruppe wurde mittels der Messinstrumente FIM (Functional Independence Measure) und EFA (Early Functional Abilities) untersucht. Der Vergleich der Dekanülierungs- und Komplikationsraten ergab eine vergleichbare Effektivität der beiden Behandlungsansätze. Darüber hinaus zeigte sich eine …
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Evuloção cognitiva e funcional de pacientes pós-acidente vascular cerebral - AVC
… morbidity that results in impairments such as functional disabilities. This study aimed to investigate the functional evolution of individuals in the first six months post-stroke. METHOD: Longitudinal study with 42 stroke patients. The functional independence measure (FIM) and The National …
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Does the care provided by the informal caregivers affect their quality of life?
… as well as the social life of the caregiver. The Functional Independence Measure (F.I.M.) was used to measure the functional status of the care-recipients and was used as a score in terms of the burden of care. In order to be able to measure the health related QoL of the informal caregivers, the …
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Comparison of Rehabilitation Resources and Outcomes by Functional Measurement
… led to a difference in length of stay and functional outcomes of rehabilitation inpatients at a rural midwestern rehabilitation center. Development of a rational basis for rehabilitation hospital payments has become a critical issue due to legislature and policy-maker efforts to control …
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Do Trait Positive and Trait Negative Affect Predict Progress and Discharge Outcomes in an Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation Population
… Schedule Short Form (I-PANAS-SF), along with the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), were administered to adult patients during their inpatient medical rehabilitation hospitalizations. The I-PANAS-SF was used to examine if trait affect plays a significant role in rehabilitative treatment, as …
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Evaluating Comorbidity Indices for Predicting Post-Acute Outcomes
… prognosis across the continuum of care. Functional decline and the presence of comorbidities are common in older adults. Functional decline can be precipitated by the presence of comorbid conditions during acute hospitalization. Thus, poor management of comorbidities can lead to undesired …
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Major Trauma Outcomes: At What Cost? And for Whom? A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
… severity of injury; and (c) to identify survivor functional and psychosocial costs, or quality of life, not only by current health care outcome criteria, but also from patients' and families' perspectives. Retrospective review determined the financial differences (total charges of $9,945,973 and …
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Acupuncture during stroke rehabilitation: development of a manual for researching a complex intervention
… Outcomes assessed for feasibility included the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Modified Rankin Scale of global disability (mRS) and assessments of sleep, swallowing and bowel function(at baseline and discharge, with mRS also at 6-month follow-up). Confidence intervals were compared across …
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A randomised control trial comparing occupational therapy interventions that aim to improve developmental outcomes for HIV9positive children (aged 6 months - 5 years) on ART
… Developmental Scales (GMDS) and Paediatric Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM). Methods: A randomised control trial, which was pragmatic in nature and single-blinded, was used. The research population was all HIV-positive children, pre-formal school-going aged (6 months – 5 years), on …
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Ability and Skill Retraining with Task-Oriented Intervention to Improve Functional Independence in Persons with Stroke
… used with task-oriented intervention can make on functional independence (as measured by FIM subscales) in persons with stroke. The findings of this study can contribute to the body of literature to support occupational therapy. Review of related literature includes background support for the use …
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A Descriptive Study of the Effect of Payer Source on Multiple Longitudinal Outcome Measures Within the TBI Model Systems National Database Using Longitudinal HLM Analyses
… utilized; thus approaching an interval level of measurement. The FIM was separated into 3 separate cognitive, mobility, and self-care subscales. In this way, rehabilitation professionals including speech, physical, and occupational therapists for this TBI sample could reference results to inform …
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Adaptación transcultural y propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del “Gross Motor Function Measure-88” (GMFM-88-SP)
… gruesa de niños con PC. El “Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)” es una herramienta de evaluación referida a criterios que tiene como objetivo evaluar los cambios clínicamente significativos que se producen a lo largo del tiempo en niños con PC. Se trata del instrumento de evaluación de la función …
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Performance of the EQ-5D-Y Interviewer Administered Version in young children
… The researcher completed the observational Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM). In addition, children in the 8-10-year group completed the EQ-5D-Y-3L-SC. Dimension responses of the EQ-5D-Y-3L-IA and SC were analysed for floor and ceiling effects, inconsistent responses, missing …