The following articles relate to research done either about the FIM™ instrument or using the FIM™ instrument . The papers are sorted by year of publication (most recent on top), then by author(s). We would like to expand this list. If you know of other articles that are appropriate to list here please forward them to us at fim@uow.edu.au

• Simondson JA, Goldie P and Greenwood KM (2003) The Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke Patients: concurrent validity. Clinical Rehabilitation. 17(5):558-64.

• Tooth L, McKenna K and Geraghty T (2003) Rehabilitation outcomes in traumatic spinal cord injury in Australia: functional status, length of stay and discharge setting. Spinal Cord. 41(4):220-30.

• Daving S, Andren E, Nordholm L and Grimby G (2001) Reliability of an interview approach to the Functional Independence. Clinical Rehabilitation. 15(3):301-310.

• Beckers K, Netz J and Homberg V (1999) The Measurement of Outcome in Day Care Neurological Rehabilitation: Discrepancies between Changes in FIM and Barthel Scores and Achievement of Treatment Goals. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 9(3-4):437-446.

• Dickson HG (1999) Measurement in rehabilitation - lies, damned lies and statistics. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling. 5(2):62-68.

• Dickson HG and Kohler F (1999) Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Scand J Rehab Med. 31(1):63-64.

• Granger CV, Deutsch A and Linn RT (1998) Rasch Analysis of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) Mastery Test. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 79: 52-57.

• Dickson HG and Kohler F (1997) The multidimensionality of the FIM motor items precludes an interval scaling using Rasch analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 29:270-272.

• Fricke J and Unsworth CA (1997) Inter-rater reliability of the original and modified Bartel Index, ad a comparison with the Functional Independence Measure. The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 43:22-29.

• Dickson HG and Kohler F (1996) The multidimensionality of the FIM motor items precludes an interval scaling using Rasch analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 26:156-162.

• McPherson KM, Pentland B, Cudmore SF and Prescott RJ (1996) An inter-rater reliability study of the Functional Assessment Measure (FIM + FAM). Disability and Rehabilitation. 18(7):341-347.

• Ottenbacher KJ, Hsu Y, Granger CV and Fielder RC (1996) The reliability of the Functional Independence Measure: A Quantitative Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 77:1226-1232.

• Smith PM, Illig SB, Fielder RC, Hamilton BB and Ottenbacher KJ (1996) Intermodal Agreement of Follow-Up Functional Assessment Using the Functional Independence Measure in Patients with Stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 77(5):431-435.

• Dickson HG and Kohler F (1995) The Functional Independence Measure: a comparative validity and reliability study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 17(18):456.

• Dickson HG and Kohler F (1995) Interrater reliability of the 7-level functional independence measure (FIM). Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 27:253-256.

• Kidd D, Stewart G, Baldry J, Johnson J, Rossiter A, Petruchevitch A and Thompson AS (1995) The Functional Independence Measure: A comparative validity and reliability study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 17:10-14.

• Brosseau L and Wolfson C (1994) The inter-rater reliability and construct validity of the Functional Independence Measure for multiple sclerosis subjects. Clinical Rehabilitation. 8(2):107-115.

• Chau N, Daler S, Andre JM and Partis A (1994) Inter-rater agreement of two functional independence scales: The Functional independence Measure (FIM) and subjective uniform continuous scale. Disability and Rehabilitation. 16(2):63-71.

• Dickson HG, Hodgkinson A and Kohler F (1994) Inpatient quality assurance by local analysis of UDS data. Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice. 14:145-148.

• Hamilton BB, Laughlin JA, Fieldler RC and Granger CV (1994) Inter-rater Reliability of the 7-level Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 26:115-119.

• Linacre JM, Heinemann AW, Wright BD, Granger CV and Hamilton BB (1994) The structure and stability of the Functional Independence Measure. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 75:127-132.

• Fricke J, Unsworth CA and Worrell D (1993) Reliability of the Functional Independence Measure with Occupational Therapists. The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 40:7-15.

• Hall KM, Hamilton BB, Gordon WA and Zasler ND (1993) Characteristics and comparisons of functional assessment indices: Disability Rating Scale, Functional Independence Measure, and Functional Assessment Measure. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 8(2):60-74.
  

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