Not were eligible for the study patients that presented a Barthel index (BI) score less than 100 points before hospitalization, with contraindications for mobilization 21 (or medical order), ...

Disability status was assessed using the modified Rankin scale (mRS), the Barthel index (BI), and the Lawton and Brody scale. Quality of life was assessed by a stroke-specific QoL (SSQoL) scale.

Background and Purpose— There is little agreement on how to assess outcome in acute stroke trials. Cutoff scores for the Barthel Index (BI) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) are frequently arbitrarily ...

Performing activities of daily living comprise an important risk factor for falls among non-bedridden stroke inpatients in rehabilitation departments.To explore the correlation between Barthel Index ...

Article citations More>> O’Toole, D.M., Goldberg, R.T. and Ryan, B. (1985) Functional changes in vascular amputee patients: Evaluation by Barthel Index, PULSES Profile, and ESCROW Scale. Archives of ...

The Ministry of Health and Welfare is to hold a cross-ministerial discussion on the Barthel Index score requirement to qualify for hiring a foreign caregiver after a doctor was physically assaulted by ...

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