Table 2

Barthel Index and Functional Independence Measure admission and change scores (n = 1355)

Diagnosis	No	Barthel Index			Functional Independence Measure
		Admission scores	Change scores	Effect size	Motor admission scores	Motor change scores	Effect size	Cognitive admission scores	Cognitive change scores	Effect size
		Mean (SD)range (0 to 20)	Mean (SD)range	Effect size	Mean (SD)range (13 to 91)	Mean (SD)range	Effect size	Mean (SD)range (7 to 35)	Mean (SD)range	Effect size
Multiple sclerosis	574	12 (5.5)0 to 20	2.7 (2.9)−9 to 15	0.93	60 (19.5)13 to 90	8.7 (9.4)−46 to 64	1.01	30.0 (5.2)10 to 35	0.7 (3.1)−13 to 15	0.19
Stroke	281	11.5 (5.0)0 to 20	5.6 (4.0)−5 to 17	1.38	57 (18.7)13 to 91	19.6 (13.9)−9 to 61	1.40	25.8 (7.6)5 to 35	3.1 (4.8)−12 to 20	0.63
Spinal cord	240	11.1 (5.3)0 to 20	5.1 (3.9)−4 to 17	1.28	56.0 (19.6)13 to 88	17.5 (14.5)−18 to 73	1.20	32.6 (4.5)8 to 35	0.5 (3.2)−11 to 20	0.10
Neuromuscular	89	11.3 (5.2)0 to 20	6.1 (4.3)−1 to +16	1.44	55.2 (19.5)13 to 89	23.1 (15.4)−3 to 60	1.48	32.7 (4.3)13 to 35	0.9 (2.5)−4 to 12	0.37
Other brain pathology	171	12.1 (5.5)0 to 20	4.1 (3.8)−3 to 16	1.08	59.7 (20.4)16 to 91	14.9 (14.2)−13 to 60	1.04	28.0(7.2)5 to 35	1.9 (4.1)−7 to 23	0.46
All patients	1355	11.8 (5.3)0 to 20	4.1 (3.8)−9 to 17	1.07	58.2 (19.5)13 to 91	14.2 (13.5)−46 to 73	1.05	30.0 (6.3)5 to 35	1.3 (3.8)−13 to 23	0.34