Development of two Barthel Index-based Supplementary Scales for patients with stroke.

BACKGROUND: The Barthel Index (BI) assesses actual performance of activities of daily living (ADL). However, comprehensive assessment of ADL functions should include two other constructs: self-perceived difficulty and ability. OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to develop two BI-based Supplement...

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Main Authors: Ya-Chen Lee, Sheng-Shiung Chen, Chia-Lin Koh, I-Ping Hsueh, Kai-Ping Yao, Ching-Lin Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4203801?pdf=render