Assessment Scale of Daily Living Ability (Barthel Index)
Instructions for completing the form Ren Shuo, Department of Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Item
Score
1. Referring to the situation within 1 week Occasionally=1`session in 1 week
2. Referring to the situation of 24-48 hours, “Occasionally” means <1 time/day, and 10 points are also given to the patient who can manage the urinary catheter completely independently.
3. Referring to the 24-48 hours situation, if the caregiver provides tools, 5 points are also given: such as squeezing toothpaste, preparing water, etc.
4. The patient should be able to go to the toilet and leave by himself. 5 points refer to the ability to do certain things.
5. Able to eat any normal diet (not only soft food), food can be made or brought by other people. 5 points means that the patient eats by himself after someone else has pinned the food
6, refers to from the bed to the chair and back. 0 points = unstable sitting, two people must help; 5 points = a strong person / skilled person / 2 people to help, able to stand
7. Refers to moving around in the yard, house, and can use the helper. If using a wheelchair, must be able to turn or go out on their own without help, 10 points = 1 untrained person to help, including supervision or caretaker
8, should be able to wear any clothes, 5 points = need help to fasten buttons, zippers, etc., but the patient can independently put on the coat
9. 10 points = can go upstairs independently with the help of aids
10, 5 points = must be able to enter and exit the bathroom without looking, scrub by themselves; shower without help or supervision, independent completion
Stool
Urination
Grooming
use the toilet
Eating
Moving
Activity
(walking)
Dressing
Going up stairs
Bathing
0=incontinence 5=occasional incontinence 10=control
0=incontinent 5=occasional incontinence 10=can control
0=needs help 5=washes face, combs hair, brushes teeth, independently
shaving
0=Dependent 5=Requires partial assistance 10=Self-care
0=dependent 5=needs partial help 10=fully self-care
(picking up food, serving meals)
0= Fully dependent 5= Needs a lot of help 10= Needs little help
15= unable to sit help amount of help self-care
(2 people) (1 person)
Able to sit or instruct
0= Cannot move 5= In wheelchair 10= Needs 1 person 15= Alone
Independent on help walking Self walking
Activity (physical or walking (1 person))
verbal instruction available
aids)
0=dependent 5=needs partial 10=self-care (unbuttoning
Help with zippers, shoes, etc.)
0=cannot 5=needs help (physical or 10=self-care)
(verbal instruction)
0=dependent 5=self-care
Overview: BI includes 10 items: eating, bed and chair transfer, grooming, access to toilet, bathing, walking on level ground, walking up and down stairs, dressing, bowel control, and urine control. Each item is divided into four levels of 0, 5, 10, and 15 according to whether or not they need help and their degree of help, with a total score of 100.
Rating scale: 100 points Independent 75~95 points Mild dependence 50~70 points Moderate dependence
25~45 points Severe dependence 0~20 points Complete dependence