A Critical Evaluation of the Barthel Index, Part 1
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in British Journal of Occupational Therapy
- Vol. 55 (3) , 109-111
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030802269205500310
Abstract
This is the first of two articles critically evaluating the Barthel Index to measure activities of daily living (ADL). Part 1 examines the concept of ADL and looks at the index as an instrument for assessment. Part 2 will review evidence of its standardisation, validity and reliability.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- A Model of Human Occupation, Part 1. Conceptual Framework and ContentAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1980