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Estimating total Barthel scores from just three items
— the European Stroke Database "minimum dataset" for assessing functional status at discharge from hospital | | Author(s) | John Ellul, Caroline Watkins, David Barer |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 27, no 2, March 1998 |
| Pages | pp 115-122 |
| Keywords | Stroke ; Discharge [hospitals] ; Incontinence ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The European Stroke Database (ESDB) Project aims to develop a "common clinical language" for stroke care, by agreeing on terminology, definitions and clinical assessments. Each area of stroke assessment has a "minimum dataset" which can be collected routinely, and more detailed information can be added for particular studies. The 20-point Barthel index has become the standard measure of functional ability for inpatient rehabilitation, which the authors aimed to simplify by reducing it to a few key items: the combined subscores for urinary continence, bed-chair transfers and indoor mobility, multiplied by 2.39, plus 0.14. This predicted the total BI score to within 1 point in 79% and within 2 points in 95% of 169 stroke patients tested. The BI3 is a useful alternative to the full Barthel score for assessing function at discharge from hospital. It has only been validated in stroke patients, and is most appropriate for large group studies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981208219 A |
| Classmark | CQA: LD:QKJ: CTM: CA: C4: 4C |
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