title: The Functional Assessment Measure (FIM + FAM) as part of the hospital discharge summary after brain injury rehabilitation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the value of providing Functional Assessment Measure (FIM + FAM) data as part of the hospital discharge information after brain injury rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Postal survey of general practitioners (GPs) and consultants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Consecutive discharges (n = 117) from an early brain injury rehabilitation unit over one year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Response rates were 81% from GPs and 54% from consultants. Eighty-four (89%) of GPs and 57 (82%) of consultants rated the information as useful; 87 (92%) and 51 (84%) respectively described the accompanying notes as easy to understand.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incorporation of FIM + FAM data in discharge summaries is worthwhile but the utility of this practice is still to be established.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Studies Unit, The University of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pentland
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hellawell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires