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

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

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