Czy w 50 lat po opublikowaniu Skala Barthel jest wciąż przydatna?
Journal Title: Rehabilitacja Medyczna - Year 2015, Vol 19, Issue 1
Abstract
It has been 50 years since, in February 1965, Florence Mahoney and Dorothea Barthel published an article entitled “Functional evaluation: the Barthel Index”. Since then, the Barthel scale, also known as the Basic ADL Index (BI), Barthel Score and Maryland Disability Index, is one of the most well-known ADL scales (Activities of Daily Living) and is still popular. This simple scale is still used by the representatives of a number of medical workers for many purposes, including the assessment of the results of treatment, rehabilitation, prognosis, assessment of self-reliance, assessment of needs for care and for determining the degree of disabilities. Based on a review of the literature and our own experience, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of the Barthel Index, including its usefulness and place among other scales assessing the activities of daily living.
Authors and Affiliations
Józef Opara, Cezary Kucio, Elżbieta Małecka
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