The Early Functional Abilities-revised may bridge the gap between the disorder of consciousness and the functional independence scales: evidence from Rasch analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a tremendous clinical and research need to bridge the gap between disorder of consciousness and functional independence scales with a single unidimensional measure in people with acquired brain injury.

Aim

To calibrate an essentially unidimensional subset of items from the Italian Early Functional Abilities (EFA), demonstrating internal construct validity and sufficient reliability for individual patient measurement.

Design

Multicenter observational cross-sectional study.

Setting

Inpatients from 11 different Italian Rehabilitation centers.

Population

Three hundred sixty-two adult patients with a disorder of consciousness due to an acquired brain injury.

Methods

The Italian version of EFA was administered to the sample and then

SUBMITTER: Caselli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10081484 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature