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A H Ranhoff

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PubMed1995

The Barthel ADL index: factor structure depends upon the category of patient.

The validity and reliability of the Barthel index were studied in 60 geriatric patients, 87 stroke patients, and 102 patients with hip fracture, using a factor analysis methodology which explicitly accounts for the ordinal nature of the scoring on each item. The findings substantiate that the Barthel index is unidimensional among stroke patients, but not among geriatric patients or patients with hip fracture. In the latter two groups, one factor related to mobility, the other to bodily functions. A sum-score to characterize geriatric and hip fracture patients does not take into account the complex structure of the Barthel index.

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PubMed1993

The Barthel ADL index: scoring by the physician from patient interview is not reliable.

Using the Barthel index, a physician's ADL scoring based upon clinical interviews of 59 elderly nursing-home patients was compared with the scoring by nurses based upon observations over time (the reference method). The scoring by the doctor was higher than that by the nurses (mean score 14.3 vs 12.2), and 11.1). Use of the kappa statistics on each item of the Barthel ADL index showed that, in general, the agreement was poor between physician's scoring and the reference method. However, information collected by the physician on Barthel index items reflecting mobility demonstrated fair to good agreement among patients with a higher score on the Mini-Mental Status.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1992

[Injuries following a hurricane in Nordmøre].

In this article we describe the efforts of local authorities to detect and treat casualties caused by a hurricane that struck the west coast of Norway January 1st, 1992 and prevent further injuries. Wind velocity exceeded 100 knots (117 mph), the strongest ever recorded in Norway. The damage to buildings, trees and power lines was so devastating that the Nordmøre area, with approximately 50,000 inhabitants, was left without electricity for five days. Altogether 56 casualties were reported by physicians and the local hospital (one death, caused by hypothermia and exhaustion, and six admissions to hospital) in the period 1-5 January. Nine old people suffered injuries by falling in the dark in their houses, and ten men were injured during repair work.

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