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The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living was used to assess functional status using six common functions [ 18].
It provides different information than self-reported function and, thus, provides an alternative means to assess functional status or progression of functional ability over time.
To assess functional status related to knee OA, we used the WOMAC function scale in which subjects are asked how much difficulty they have doing each of 17 activities because of their knee [ 13].
Traditional PRO instruments, like the 20-item Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) [ 1, 2] and the SF-36 10-item Physical Function scale (PF-10) [ 3], have been widely used to assess functional status in clinical trials and observational studies.
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is useful to assess functional status and prognosis.
Failure to assess functional status and include it in this analysis may have influenced the findings.
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Main Outcome Measures: The motor subscale of the FIM™ instrument assessed functional status.
This study also assessed functional status in critical illness survivors using a composite of BADLs and IADLs.
A previous study has suggested a high patient-proxy inter-observer agreement in assessing functional status in critical illness survivors [36].
Conclusions: Measures that appeared to contribute little to assessing functional status of a TBI sample years postinjury were the FIM, FIM+FAM, SRS, GOS, and LCFS.
Psychological health should be examined and accounted for when assessing functional status in the AS patients.
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