title: [Functional Independence Measure as a predictor of expected rehabilitation outcome in patients with total endoprosthesis replacement and after apoplectic infarct].
abstract: Functional Independence Measure (FIM) is a method for uniformly recording functional status in rehabilitation patients. It has been under development in the USA since 1985. In this study, the prognostic value of function tests by FIM on admission to the rehabilitation clinic was investigated in two groups (45 patients in all). Thirty-three patients were admitted for rehabilitation following apoplectic shock, the remaining 12 following treatment of fractures of the femoral neck by total hip replacement. A highly significant correlation was found between the total FIM score on admission and the patient's status on discharge. Of the individual functions studied, the activities "dressing and undressing" and "walking/riding in wheelchair" were found have the highest predictive value.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Rehabilitationsabteilung der Rheumaklinik Bad Bramsted.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weh
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ramb
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Functional Independence Measure als Prädiktor des zu erwartenden Rehabilitationsergebnisses bei Patienten nach totalendoprothetischer Versorgung und nach apoplektischem Insult.