Functional Independence Measures for Elderly Stroke Survivors in Goiania

14 elderly individuals with encephalic vascular accident (EVA) sequels were evaluated using the Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) instrument at the Sagrada Família Gerontologic Complex in Goiânia. The study assessed functional and cognitive capacity across six dimensions: self-care, sphincters control, transfers, locomotion, communication, and social cognition. Results show a motor control score of 43, a cognitive control score of 17, and a total FIM score of 60, with 57.1% of participants exhibiting modified dependence requiring up to 50% assistance.

Use Cases

• Modeling functional dependence levels based on motor and cognitive FIM scores mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing correlations between specific activity dimensions (e.g., self-care, locomotion) and overall independence.
• Benchmarking rehabilitation outcomes for elderly stroke survivors against the reported cohort results.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a standardized clinical assessment instrument (Functional Independence Measurement).
• Results include specific numerical scores for motor control (43), cognitive control (17), and total FIM (60).
• Provides a breakdown of patient independence levels (57.1% modified dependence, 21.4% complete independence).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single gerontologic complex in Goiânia.

Provenance

Source

Fabiana Pavan Viana via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Clinical evaluation using the Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) instrument.

Geography

Sagrada Família Gerontologic Complex, Goiânia, Brazil.