Author/Editor		Janša, Jelka
Title		An evaluation of the use of the extended barthel index with acute ischaemic stroke patients
Type		monografija
Place		London
Publisher		University of east London
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 143
Language		eng
Abstract		This prospective study shows the use of the Extended Barthel Index with acute ischaemic stroke patients. It was done at the Medical Center, Neurology Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The Extended Barthel Index, the longer version based on the original Barthel Index was tested for its validity and reliability. The results showed that this is a reliable, three - dimensional scale which has a concurrent validity. It is more sensitive to the changes in functional status that occurs in the first six weeks post stroke than the original Barthel Index. Both scales, however, may be too crude to, alone, guide the occupational therapy treatment intervention, but they could serve as an indicator for further occupational therapy assessment or they could guide discharge destination. The Extended Barthel Index, to some extent, reveals also the level of handicap.
Descriptors		CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA CEREBRAL INFARCTION OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ACUTE DISEASE DISABILITY EVALUATION ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING DISABLED PHYSICAL EXAMINATION MEMORY DISORDERS QUESTIONNAIRES