Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living.
BI
Independence in ten basic activities of daily living: feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, bowel and bladder control, toilet use, transfers, mobility, stairs.
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 10 items. ordinal per activity (0/5/10 or 0/5/10/15), summed to 0-100 (clinician-rated/interview)
- Language versions
- ~40+ languages; effectively universal in stroke and rehabilitation services
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Mahoney, F. I., & Barthel, D. W. (1965). Functional evaluation: The Barthel Index. Maryland State Medical Journal, 14, 61-65.
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