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Using the functional independence measure to assess adults with cerebral palsy: an exploratory report
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posted on 1997-01-01, 00:00 authored by Susan BalandinSusan Balandin, B Alexander, D HoffmanThe Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was selected as an assessment to be conducted annually with adults attending The Spastic Centre of New South Wales (SCNSW), Australia, an organisation specifically for individuals with cerebral palsy. Service-providers were trained in the administration of the FIM and in the use of a customised data base. Initially 173 adults with cerebral palsy were assessed, this number included 135 individuals in supported and open employment. The FIM is currently being used to assess all adults attending the SCNSW as part of an annual review. The data from this ongoing assessment procedure will assist in lobbying government to ensure that individuals have access to the attendant care services that they require to function optimally in the community and will provide a longitudinal data base for study of some of the effects of the ageing process on individuals with cerebral palsy. A case study is presented which illustrates the use of the FIM with a couple who live independently in the community.
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Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilitiesVolume
10Issue
4Pagination
323 - 332Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.Location
West Sussex, EnglandPublisher DOI
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1360-2322eISSN
1468-3148Language
engPublication classification
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