CHAPTER 22: CAREGIVER STRAIN INDEX (CSI) AND MODIFIED CAREGIVER STRAIN INDEX (MCSI) Description The Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) by Robinson (1983) is a 13-item questionnaire originally created to screen for…
CHAPTER 21: TINETTI FALLS EFFICACY SCALE (FES) Description The Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) by Tinetti, Richman, and Powell (1990) is a standardized questionnaire designed to quantify a person’s fear of…
CHAPTER 19: RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX (RMI) Description The Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI) is a standardized assessment of mobility originally designed for persons with either head injury or stroke but has…
CHAPTER 18: DYNAMIC GAIT INDEX (DGI) Description The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), by Shumway-Cook et al. (1995), is designed to assess dynamic postural control in older adults and is used…
CHAPTER 16: BRUNEL BALANCE ASSESSMENT (BBA) Description The Brunel Balance Assessment (BBA) is an activity-based outcome measure developed to quantify the reacquisition of balance post-stroke by using a hierarchical design…
CHAPTER 15: BERG BALANCE SCALE (BBS) Description The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) by Berg et al. (1989) is a performance-based measure designed to quantitatively assess a person’s balance and fall…
CHAPTER 13: KATZ INDEX OF INDEPENDENCE IN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING Description The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, by Katz, Ford, Moskowitz, Jackson, and Jaffe (1963),…
CHAPTER 12: FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE (FIM) Description The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scale, introduced by Granger et al. (1984), is an interactive observational tool that the clinician can use to…
CHAPTER 11: THE BARTHEL INDEX (BI) Description The Barthel Index (BI) is a standardized activities of daily living (ADLs) assessment designed to quantify level of occupational performance by observing how…
CHAPTER 10: TEXAS FUNCTIONAL LIVING SCALE (TFLS) Description The Texas Functional Living Scale (TFLS) by Cullum et al. (2001) is a performance-based assessment that measures instrumental activities of daily living…
