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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.
We conducted extensive searches to identify extant items that assessed functional status at the extremes of ability.
No statistically significant changes were found for most of the outcomes that assessed functional status, except for the TUG test at 12 weeks.
We also assessed functional status with two NHIS restricted-activity day questions analogous to the bed disability days questions (Scholes et al 1991).
Studies reveal that functional status information is often not assessed and if it is assessed, functional status is often not recorded in the electronic health record [ 15- 17].
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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.
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