Barthel scale

The Barthel Index is an assessment tool for the evaluation of everyday skills and is a systematic way of self-employment or long-term care. The Barthel Index was developed in 1965 by Florence I. Mahoney and Dorothea W. Barthel in Baltimore as an index of independence of patients with neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders. It is used as part of the nursing assessment. There are point values ​​are distributed for some of the " activities of daily living ", where a minimum of 0 points (complete long-term care ) and a maximum of 100 points ( independence ) can be achieved.

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Components of the Barthel Index

After apparent in the table system are distributed to all specified capabilities between 0, 5, 10 or 15 points.

Statement of the Barthel Index

A Barthel Index of 100 points indicates that a patient is able to independently eat, get around and perform his personal hygiene. It is not a statement as to whether someone can live alone, since aspects such as cooking, are not considered financial management and social aspects.

Extension of the Barthel Index

By Hamburger Manual was trying to operationalize reinforces the Barthel Index. The individual points are defined here more closely, so as to increase the informational value of a score. Furthermore, the Barthel index was further items in the early rehabilitation area with respect to the need for mechanical ventilation, Absaugpflichtigkeit, presence of supervision requiring behavioral and orientation disorders and communication disorders complements (so-called "Extended Barthel Index ' (EBI ) and" early rehab Barthel index " ( FRB ) to Schönle ), wherein these items falls in each case a negative point value such that a minimum point value of -300 points can be achieved.