OBJECTIVE: To investigate the inter-rater reliability of the Early Functional Abilities (EFA)
scale. DESIGN: An observational study of inter-rater reliability in an open cohort. PATIENTS …

Background It is difficult to assess neurological and neurosurgical early rehabilitation
patients comprehensively. Available scales focus on activities of daily living (Barthel (BI) and …

Background A reliable assessment of the functional abilities of patients after severe brain
damage is crucial for valid prognostication and treatment decisions, but most clinical scales …

OBJECTIVE: The Early Functional Abilities scale assesses the restoration of brain function
after brain injury, based on 4 dimensions. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate …

Primary objective: Rehabilitation scales following neurological injury can be useful for
monitoring patient progress. However, too often, rehabilitation scales are administered …

This manual, which provides extensive new instructions for administering the Functional
Assessment Inventory (FAI), is intended to enable counselors to begin using the inventory …

Objective: To examine the interrater reliability and completion time of the Functional
Assessment Measure, which is the Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) plus …

Purpose: In some hospitals, patients exhibit significant heterogeneity of function at
admission and discharge. The current study aims to assess if concurrent usage of the Early …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a comprehensive measure of Early Physical Functioning (EPF)
post-stroke quantified through Rasch analysis and conceptualized using the International …

A number of reviews of functional assessment instruments have focused primarily on the
merits of individual scales. This examination of the status of functional measures looks at …