Wade D T, Hewer R L
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1987 Feb;50(2):177-82. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.2.177.
Actual functional performance of 976 acute stroke patients was assessed using the Barthel index: the data were analysed to determine the frequency of disability after stroke, the validity of the Barthel index, and the recovery seen. At 6 months, over 45% of survivors were functionally independent. Validity of the Barthel index was confirmed: it related as expected with motor loss and factor analysis showed a single major factor. The items of the Barthel index form an hierarchical scale. There was some recovery between 3 weeks and 6 months in almost all patients: the major prognostic factors were urinary incontinence, functional ability, sitting balance and age.
使用巴氏指数评估了976例急性中风患者的实际功能表现：对数据进行分析，以确定中风后残疾的发生率、巴氏指数的有效性以及观察到的恢复情况。在6个月时，超过45%的幸存者在功能上能够独立。巴氏指数的有效性得到了证实：它与运动功能丧失的预期情况相关，因子分析显示有一个主要因素。巴氏指数的各项构成一个等级量表。几乎所有患者在3周和6个月之间都有一定程度的恢复：主要的预后因素是尿失禁、功能能力、坐位平衡和年龄。
