What Does Barthel Mean
Proposed Guidelines for Interpreting Barthel Scores Are That Scores of 0-20 Indicate “Total” Dependency, 21-60 Indicate “Severe” Dependency, 61-90 Indicate...
Proposed guidelines for interpreting Barthel scores are that scores of 0-20 indicate “total” dependency, 21-60 indicate “severe” dependency, 61-90 indicate “moderate” dependency, and 91-99 indicates “slight” dependency. 2 Most studies apply the 60/61 cutting point.
What do Barthel index scores mean?
Proposed guidelines for interpreting Barthel scores are that scores of 0-20 indicate “total” dependency, 21-60 indicate “severe” dependency, 61-90 indicate “moderate” dependency, and 91-99 indicates “slight” dependency. 2 Most studies apply the 60/61 cutting point.
What does Barthel measure?
The Barthel Index (BI) measures the extent to which somebody can function independently and has mobility in their activities of daily living (ADL) i.e. feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, bowel control, bladder control, toileting, chair transfer, ambulation and stair climbing.