Rehabilitation Research and Practice / 2012 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
A Comparison between Two Instruments for Assessing Dependency in Daily Activities: Agreement of the Northwick Park Dependency Score with the Functional Independence Measure Table 4 Commonality of items in the FIM and the NPDS.
FIM NPDS FIM motor Basic care needs Self-care Feeding Eating Eating Drinking Enteral feeding Washing , bathing , dressing Grooming Washing and grooming Bathing Bathing/showering Dressing upper body Dressing Dressing lower body Toileting Continence Continence Bladder Toileting-bladder Bowel Urinary incontinence Toileting-bowels Faecal incontinence Transfers Mobility and transfers Bed, chair, wheelchair Mobility Toilet Transfers Tub, shower Locomotion Walk, wheelchair Stairs FIM social/cognitive Safety , communication , behavior Skin pressure relief Safety awareness Communication Communication Comprehension Expression Social cognition Social interaction Behavior Problem solving Memory Special nursing needs Tracheotomy Open wound requiring dressing Requires 2 interventions at night Requires psychological support In isolation (e.g., for MRSA screening) Acute medical/surgical intervention Needs one-to-one “specializing”
