Fyffe Denise, Kalpakjian Claire Z, Slavin Mary, Kisala Pamela, Ni Pengsheng, Kirshblum Steven C, Tulsky David S, Jette Alan M
a Kessler Foundation , West Orange , NJ , USA.
b Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School , Newark , NJ , USA.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2016 Sep;39(5):527-34. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2015.1133483. Epub 2016 Feb 5.
To provide validation of functional ability levels for the Spinal Cord Injury - Functional Index (SCI-FI).
Cross-sectional.
Inpatient rehabilitation hospital and community settings.
A sample of 855 individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury enrolled in 6 rehabilitation centers participating in the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Network.
Not Applicable.
Spinal Cord Injury-Functional Index (SCI-FI).
Cluster analyses identified three distinct groups that represent low, mid-range and high SCI-FI functional ability levels. Comparison of clusters on personal and other injury characteristics suggested some significant differences between groups.
These results strongly support the use of SCI-FI functional ability levels to document the perceived functional abilities of persons with SCI. Results of the cluster analysis suggest that the SCI-FI functional ability levels capture function by injury characteristics. Clinical implications regarding tracking functional activity trajectories during follow-up visits are discussed.
对脊髓损伤功能指数(SCI-FI)的功能能力水平进行验证。
横断面研究。
住院康复医院和社区环境。
来自6个参与国家脊髓损伤模型系统网络的康复中心的855名创伤性脊髓损伤患者样本。
不适用。
脊髓损伤功能指数(SCI-FI)。
聚类分析确定了三个不同的组,分别代表低、中、高SCI-FI功能能力水平。对各组个人及其他损伤特征的比较表明,组间存在一些显著差异。
这些结果有力地支持使用SCI-FI功能能力水平来记录脊髓损伤患者的感知功能能力。聚类分析结果表明,SCI-FI功能能力水平按损伤特征反映功能情况。讨论了随访期间跟踪功能活动轨迹的临床意义。