FIM is an instrument developed as a measure of disability for a variety of populations ...

So this way it is not specific to any diagnosis

TIME TO ADMINISTER
30-45 minutes

It's applicable for 18-65+ years

So how it's important and useful...

The FIM instrument.....

Includes measures of independence for self-care, including listed attributes....

sphincter control, transfers, locomotion, communication, and social cognition

Uses the level of assistance an individual needs to grade functional status from total independence to total assistance

The tool is used to assess a patient's level of disability as well as a change in patient status in response to rehabilitation or medical intervention


Structure

Contains 18 items composed of:
1) 13 motor tasks
2) 5 cognitive tasks

And these are considered basic activities of daily living)

Tasks are rated on a 7-point ordinal scale that ranges from total assistance (or complete dependence) to complete independence.


The higher the score is for a task, the more independent a person is at performing the task.


After all items have been assessed, a total FIM score is calculated. This score is a value that ranges between 18 and 126.

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