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Injury Scoring Systems and Injury Classification
Published in Melanie Franklyn, Peter Vee Sin Lee, Military Injury Biomechanics, 2017
Melanie Franklyn, Christine Read-Allsopp
The Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) scale or instrument is used to assess physical and cognitive disability, and is used to classify the ability of an individual to carry out tasks independently or the need for assistance from a device or other person. It is also employed to measure a patient’s progress and assess rehabilitation outcomes (Gupta 2008). There are 18 items evaluated in FIM, 13 physical and 5 cognitive items. The 13 physical items are:
Comprehensive, technology-based, team approach for a patient with locked-in syndrome: A case report of improved function & quality of life
Published in Assistive Technology, 2019
Keara McNair, Madeline Lutjen, Kara Langhamer, Jeremiah Nieves, Kimberly Hreha
This study was reviewed by a local Institutional Review Board. Research procedures included retrospective chart review of one person. Demographic and clinical information was appropriately protected as confidentiality was maintained. Evaluation results and interventions provided by the occupational, physical, and speech therapists were summarized. The data are clustered at four time points in order to appropriately explain his progression across a uniform time frame (Table 1). The functional independence measure (FIM) was used to measure the level of disability in relation to the patient’s physical and cognitive burden of care. There are 18 items; each item is rated on a 7-point ordinal scale, and the scores can range from 18 to 126 (Beninato, et. al., 2006; Ottenbacher, Hsu, Grager, & Fiedler, 1996). During the initial evaluation, the patient’s family reported their interpretation of his quality of life due to his inability to independently communicate. By the discharge evaluation, the patient was able to report his own quality of life.