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SCIM III (Spinal Cord Independence Measure version III): reliability of assessment by interview and comparison with assessment by observation
Psychometric study.
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a self-report version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III)
Cross-sectional validation study.
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Non-linear formulas for the spinal cord injury ability realization measurement index
The spinal cord injury ability realization measurement index (SCI-ARMI) assesses rehabilitation potential and efficacy based on the linear relationship between the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) and t...
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A new grading for easy and concise description of functional status after spinal cord lesions
Disability scales do not enable the transmission of concise, meaningful and daily function description for clinical purposes.
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Expected spinal cord independence measure, third version, scores for various neurological levels after complete spinal cord lesions
Multicenter international cohort study.
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SCIM III is reliable and valid in a separate analysis for traumatic spinal cord lesions
A multi-center international cohort study.
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A multicenter international study on the Spinal Cord Independence Measure, version III: Rasch psychometric validation
A third version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III), made up of three subscales, was formulated following comments by experts from several countries and Rasch analysis performed on the previous ...
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Outcomes in patients admitted for rehabilitation with spinal neurological lesions following intervertebral disc herniation
Background: Little information is available about the survival, neurological recovery, and length of stay in hospital for rehabilitation (LOS) of patients with spinal neurological deficit following disc herniatio...
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Length of stay in hospital following spinal cord lesions in Israel
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
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Rasch analysis of the Catz-Itzkovich spinal cord independence measure
Background: The Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) is a new disability scale developed specifically for patients with spinal cord lesions (SCL). Its original and second versions (SCIM and SCIM II) were found...
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The spinal cord independence measure (SCIM): Sensitivity to functional changes in subgroups of spinal cord lesion patients
Background: The spinal cord independence measure (SCIM) is a newly developed disability scale specific to patients with spinal cord lesions (SCL). Its sensitivity to functional changes in a whole cohort of SCL pa...
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SCIM – spinal cord independence measure: a new disability scale for patients with spinal cord lesions
The Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) is a new disability scale developed specifically for patients with spinal cord lesions in order to make the functional assessments of patients with paraplegia or tet...
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A new double-purpose device for elbow extension in tetraplegia with paralysis below C5
A new device for elbow extension, developed as a dynamic orthosis and also as a static splint for a C5 tetraplegic arm, is presented. A patient with tetraplegia, probably related to infection of the central an...
