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[Barthel Index for evaluation of function: a Danish consensus on its use].

2006; Danish Medical Association; Volume: 168; Issue: 34 Linguagem: Inglês

1603-6824

Thomas Maribo, Jens Lauritsen, Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens, Ingrid Poulsen, Bjørn Hesselbo,

Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

The Barthel Index is widely used in the evaluation of function. In Denmark at least three versions are used without a consensus of their specific formulation. The term ''Modified Barthel Index'' is used for several versions. A Barthel Index score without version has no meaning since a maximum score in one version indicates very poor function in another. This paper describes the proper usage of the Barthel Index and suggests the terminology ''Barthel-20'' and ''Barthel-100'' for the recommended versions published by Collin et al and Shah et al. The number after ''Barthel-'' indicates the maximum score.