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FIM^TM instrument (FIM^TM instrument)

[ Developed in 1986
The WeeFIM® instrument is a direct adaptation of the FIM^TM instrument ]

	Author(s)
Granger Carl V Hamilton Byron B Keith Robert Allen Sherwin Frances S

Purpose

Pathology:

Musculoskeletal diseases

Disease:

Generic for musculoskeletal diseases

Objective:

To measure the functional ability of individuals

Population:

All

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Physical functioning

Mode of administration:

Clinician-rated
Interviewer-administered
Caregiver-administered
Telephone-administered

[ (a) observation or interview by trained rater either a physician or healthcare worker, (b) telephone interview of caregiver or subject by trained rater either physician or healthcare worker. Rater must be credential by UDSMR ]

Number of items:

Existence of database:

Yes

[ Database is managed by UDSMR for national and limited international data ]

Time recall:

At present

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the USA

List of existing translations:

(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

Afrikaans	German	Portuguese	Swedish
Finnish	Italian	Spanish	Turkish
French for Canada

Last update: August 2008
Last update in collaboration with the author: June 2008

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