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April 16, 2026Asian Journal of Occupational Therapy0 citationsOpen Access

Quantifying Difficulties in Performing Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Transtibial Amputation: A Retrospective Rasch Analysis of FIM Motor Items

AKAtsushi KawabataRHRyota HayasakiYKYuto Kimura

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify difficulty levels in daily activities for patients with transtibial amputations during rehabilitation.
  • Retrospective analysis of patients with lower-limb amputations
  • Used Rasch Model Measurement to evaluate difficulty levels
  • Assessed activities of daily living (ADL) at admission and discharge
  • Identified varying difficulty levels in performing ADL at admission and discharge
  • Contributed insights into functional recovery processes
  • Informed rehabilitation planning based on quantified difficulties

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to clarify difficulty levels encountered by patients with lower-limb amputations in performing activities of daily living (ADL) at admission and discharge in a convalescent rehabilita-tion ward using the Rasch Model Measurement (RMM) and contribute to the prediction of functional recovery process-es and formulation of rehabilitation plans.

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Kawabata et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e07c1e2f7e8953b7cbd8a4https://doi.org/10.11596/asiajot.22.31
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