A Rasch-Based Comparison of the Functional Independence Measure and Spinal Cord Independence Measure for Outcome and Quality in the Rehabilitation of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

• Main Authors: Roxanne Maritz (Author), Carolina Fellinghauer (Author), Mirjam Brach (Author), Armin Curt (Author), Hans Peter Gmünder (Author), Maren Hopfe (Author), Margret Hund-Georgiadis (Author), Xavier Jordan (Author), Anke Scheel-Sailer (Author), Gerold Stucki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) and spinal cord injury (SCI)-specific Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) are commonly used tools for outcome measurement and quality reporting in rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of F...