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Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 13, No. 6, 498-502 (1999)
DOI: 10.1191/026921599676188597

The Functional Assessment Measure (FIM + FAM) as part of the hospital discharge summary after brain injury rehabilitation

Brian Pentland

Deborah J Hellawell

Rehabilitation Studies Unit, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Jacob Benjamin

Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Objective: To assess the value of providing Functional Assessment Measure (FIM + FAM) data as part of the hospital discharge information after brain injury rehabilitation.

Design: Postal survey of general practitioners (GPs) and consultants. Subjects: Consecutive discharges (n = 117) from an early brain injury rehabilitation unit over one year.

Results: Response rates were 81% from GPs and 54% from consultants. Eighty-four (89%) of GPs and 57 (82%) of consultants rated the information as useful; 87 (92%) and 51 (84%) respectively described the accompanying notes as easy to understand.

Conclusions: The incorporation of FIM + FAM data in discharge summaries is worthwhile but the utility of this practice is still to be established.


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