Mechanical Ventilation Weaning in Inclusion Body Myositis: Feasibility of Isokinetic Inspiratory Muscle Training as an Adjunct Therapy

Table 2

Evaluation of self-care, sphincters, and mobility by functional independence measure (FIM).

Parameters	Before treatment	After treatment
(1) Eating	1	7
(2) Grooming	1	7
(3) Bathing/showering	1	6
(4) Dressing upper body	1	6
(5) Dressing lower body	1	6
(6) Toileting	1	7
(7) Bladder management	2	7
(8) Bowel management mobility	2	7
(9) Transfers: bed/chair/wheelchair	1	7
(10) Transfers: toilet	1	7
(11) Locomotion: walking/wheelchair	1	7
(12) Locomotion: stairs	1	7
Total	14	81

FIM scoring. 7: complete independence, fully independent; 6: modified independence requiring the use of a device but no physical help; 5: supervision requiring only standby assistance or verbal prompting or help with setup; 4: minimal assistance requiring incidental hands-on help only (subject performs >75% of the task); 3: moderate assistance; subject still performs 50–75% of the task; 2: maximal assistance; subject provides less than half of the effort (25–49%); and 1: total assistance; subject contributes <25% of the effort or is unable to do the task [7, 8].