What does BI stand for?

2005), the Glasgow Outcome Scales (GOS; Jennett & Bond, 1975; Jennett, Snoek, Bond, & Brooks, 1981), the modified Rankin Scale (mRS; van Swieten, Koudstaal, Visser, Schouten, & van Gijn, 1988), and the Barthel Index (BI; Wade & Collin, 1988) are among the most commonly used measures outside of rehabilitation (Johnston, Wagner, Haley, & Connors, 2002; Kasner, 2006; Quinn, Dawson, Walters, & Lees, 2008; Uyttenboogaart, Stewart, Vroomen, De Keyser, & Luijckx, 2005).

Procedure For validity and responsiveness, the 4 UE measures and the Barthel Index (BI) were administered by a physical therapist (therapist A) to the participants at 14, 30, 90, and 180 days after stroke.

FIM[R] scores discriminate between disabilities and levels of severity of impairment (Heinemann et al 1994); correlate with the time taken for care (Disler et al 1993); and correlate highly with Barthel Index scores in people with stroke (Fricke and Unsworth 1996).

Blinded evaluators used the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, modified Rankin Scale, and Barthel Index to measure outcomes at baseline, days 7, 20, and 90.

Barthel Index scores were used to quantitatively evaluate level of physical functioning and disability in patients; a score of 100 points indicated no physical disability.

They underwent a series of tests to assess various aspects of their cognitive and functional abilities, including the MMSE, the Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (BADL), and Lawton's Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL).

The combined results of these two trials indicated that home-based therapy resulted in a small but significant improvement in Barthel Index scores at six month post discharge (p<0.

Favorable functional status defined as survival to day 90 with a Barthel Index of 95 or more or a Barthel Index score of at least the prestroke value, compared by treatment group.