Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3452327 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
Because clinicians do not typically rescore outcomes obtained by using the Barthel Index, these findings, combined with unacceptable ceiling effects, render the Barthel Index an assessment tool with limited validity for measuring and monitoring the health of older medical patients.
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Rasch Analysis of the Barthel Index in the Assessment of Hospitalized Older Patients After Admission for an Acute Medical Condition
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