Pre- and Postintervention Factor Structure of Functional Independence Measure in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Table 1

Exploratory factor analysis of FIM total score at the beginning and at the end of rehabilitation (Varimax rotated loadings).

FIM items	Pretest				Posttest
	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Uniqueness	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Uniqueness
Self-care
(A) Eating	0.20	0.80	0.12	0.30	0.22	0.81	0.23	0.24
(B) Grooming	0.39	0.81	0.22	0.14	0.42	0.82	0.19	0.11
(C) Bathing	0.79	0.46	0.08	0.15	0.80	0.43	0.15	0.16
(D) Dressing, upper body	0.46	0.81	0.13	0.11	0.47	0.81	0.10	0.11
(E) Dressing, lower body	0.88	0.31	0.07	0.11	0.89	0.30	0.14	0.11
(F) Toileting	0.91	0.25	0.11	0.10	0.91	0.23	0.14	0.10
Sphincter control
(G) Bladder management	0.88	0.07	0.22	0.17	0.85	0.16	0.20	0.22
(H) Bowel management	0.81	0.11	0.21	0.29	0.84	0.15	0.16	0.25
Transfers
(I) Bed, chair, wheelchair	0.88	0.32	0.20	0.09	0.78	0.43	0.27	0.13
(J) Toilet	0.92	0.25	0.18	0.06	0.86	0.31	0.28	0.08
(K) Tub, shower	0.90	0.24	0.22	0.08	0.86	0.32	0.25	0.10
Locomotion
(L) Walk/wheelchair	0.45	0.48	0.22	0.52	0.46	0.43	0.21	0.56
(M) Stairs	0.69	0.15	0.09	0.49	0.76	0.12	0.07	0.40
Communication
(N) Comprehension	0.22	0.27	0.58	0.54	0.29	0.32	0.55	0.51
(O) Expression	0.05	0.22	0.50	0.70	0.08	0.39	0.24	0.78
Social cognition
(P) Social interaction	0.22	0.35	0.44	0.63	0.29	0.29	0.50	0.59
(Q) Problem solving	0.31	0.20	0.81	0.21	0.42	0.23	0.71	0.26
(R) Memory	0.27	0.10	0.69	0.44	0.23	0.18	0.74	0.36