Is the Barthel scale still useful 50 years after its first publication?
Journal Title: Rehabilitacja Medyczna - Year 2015, Vol 19, Issue 1
Abstract
Minęło 50 lat, kiedy to w lutym 1965 r. Florence Mahoney i Dorothea Barthel opublikowały artykuł zatytułowany Functional evaluation: the Barthel Index. Od tej pory skala Barthel, występująca również jako Basic ADL Index (BI), Barthel Score i Maryland Disability Index, należy do najbardziej znanych skal ADL (czynności życia codziennego, ang. Activities of Daily Living) i wciąż jest popularna. Ta prosta skala wykorzystywana jest ciągle przez przedstawicieli zawodów medycznych do wielu celów, w tym oceny wyników leczenia, rehabilitacji, prognozowania, oceny samodzielności, oszacowania potrzeb co do opieki i do celów orzecznictwa. Na podstawie przeglądu piśmiennictwa i własnego doświadczenia w artykule tym przedstawiono zalety i wady skali Barthel, jej przydatność i miejsce wśród innych skal, oceniających czynności życia codziennego.
Authors and Affiliations
Józef Opara, Cezary Kucio, Elżbieta Małecka
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP77696
- DOI -
- Views 102
- Downloads 0
Review of body balance research methods
A man's physical fitness largely depends on the ability to maintain body balance. This ability is examined by using various methods and tests, still searching for the best way of its evaluation. Body balance is discussed...
Diving and autonomic cardiovascular system regulation in persons with paraplegia
Background: Diving has become popular among individualss with various kinds of disabilities and may be applied as a rehabilitation method. This form of activity has a beneficial effect on movement abilities and the psych...
The relationship between the level of knowledge in the field of pro-health procedures and the quality of life in people after stroke
Introduction: Nowadays, international organisations such as WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA support a holistic approach towards an individual, aimed at solving life problems, which is missing from educational prevention programmes...
Assessment of the correlation between gait and balance disorders, and the severity of motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, depression and cognitive impairment.
Introduction: Postural instability in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the major factors contributing to an increasing number of falls and fall related complications. Diagnosis of balance disorder is base...
The forming of anterior-posterior spinal curvatures in young people from junior high schools and grammar schools
Introduction: Defects of posture in children and adolescents have been frequently observed for many years. The determination of the shape and size of anterior-posterior spinal curvatures is one of the elements within the...