Wee functional independence measure pdf

Editorial: PDF Only. Free. Abstract; In this descriptive study, the Wee-Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM) was used to document functional change in children with cerebral palsy after orthopedic surgery and physical therapy. The study sample consisted of 20 children between the ages of four and 12 years with a diagnosis of spastic Dickson HG and Kohler F (1995) Interrater reliability of the 7-level functional independence measure (FIM). Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 27:253-256. Kidd D, Stewart G, Baldry J, Johnson J, Rossiter A, Petruchevitch A and Thompson AS (1995) The Functional Independence Measure: A comparative validity and reliability study The functional independence measure him scale is used to measure functional skills such as dressing bathing and eating a score of 1 means total assistance in which the client puts forth less than 25% of the effort necessary to do a task a score of 2 means maximal assistance in which the client puts forth less than 50% of the effort necessary to do a task but at least 25% if someone gets a Functional Skills Complete Independence (FIM 7) Modified Independence (FIM 6) Supervision or Setup (FIM 5) [Stand-By Assistance] Contact Guarding Minimal (Contact) Assistance Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Version 4.0. Buffalo, NY 14214: State University of New The WeeFIM® instrument consists of a minimal data set of 18 items that measure functional performance in three domains: self-care, mobility, and cognition. The WeeFIM® Instrument: 0-3 Module is a questionnaire that measures precursors to function in children 0-3 years old who have a variety of disabilities. Functional change is a key outcome measure of rehabilitation episodes. The FIM instrument comprises 18 items, each of which is assessed against a seven-point ordinal scale, where the higher the score for an item, the more independently the patient is able to perform the tasks assessed by that item. Total scores range from 18 to 126. Medical Rehabilitation in 1983 to measure functional independence of adults.3-6 It was developed to measure the severity of disability and serve as an evaluative measure of outcome of rehabilitation. WeeFIM is an 18-item, 7-level ordinal scale instrument that measures a child's consistent performance in essen-tial daily functional skills. Background. The Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM) for children is a simple-to-administer scale for assessing independence across 3 domains in American children. WeeFIM was based on a conceptual framework by the World Health Organization (1980) of pathology, impairment, disability and handicap, and the "burden of care." WeeFIM is useful in assessing functional independence in We sought to establish reference values of the functional independence measure (WeeFIM; Unified Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, Buffalo, NY, USA) for children aged 3-7 years in India using this cross-sectional study. Methods: . We obtained permission from the Unified Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, a non-profit organization to Identifying and definitional attributes. An assessment of the severity of patient disability. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) instrument is a basic indicator of patient disability. FIM™ is used to track the changes in the functional ability of a patient during an episode of hospital rehabilitation care. Fim functional independence measure manual Autho