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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Apr;89(4):265–278. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181d3eb20

Table 2.

Mean ratings for individual items within each FIM® subscale stratified by discharge year: mean (sd).

Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Admission
 Self-care 3.3 (1.4) 3.4 (1.5) 3.4 (1.5) 3.4 (1.5) 3.3 (1.5) 3.3 (1.4) 3.2 (1.4) 3.2 (1.4) 3.2 (1.4) 3.2 (1.3)
 Sphincter 3.5 (2.1) 3.6 (2.2) 3.7 (2.2) 3.5 (2.1) 3.5 (2.1) 3.4 (2.0) 3.4 (2.0) 3.4 (2.0) 3.4 (2.0) 3.4 (2.0)
 Transfer 2.9 (1.3) 3.0 (1.5) 3.0 (1.5) 3.0 (1.4) 2.9 (1.4) 2.9 (1.3) 2.8 (1.3) 2.7 (1.3) 2.7 (1.2) 2.7 (1.2)
 Locomotion 2.0 (1.3) 2.2 (1.4) 2.1 (1.4) 2.1 (1.4) 2.1 (1.3) 2.0 (1.3) 1.9 (1.2) 1.9 (1.2) 1.9 (1.2) 1.9 (1.2)
 Communication 3.9 (1.8) 3.9 (1.9) 4.0 (1.9) 3.9 (1.8) 3.9 (1.8) 3.9 (1.8) 3.9 (1.8) 3.8 (1.8) 3.9 (1.7) 3.8 (1.7)
 Social Cognition 3.2 (1.6) 3.2 (1.7) 3.2 (1.7) 3.2 (1.7) 3.2 (1.7) 3.2 (1.6) 3.2 (1.6) 3.2 (1.6) 3.2 (1.6) 3.2 (1.6)
Discharge
 Self-care 5.1 (1.5) 5.4 (1.5) 5.4 (1.5) 5.2 (1.5) 5.1 (1.5) 5.1 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5)
 Sphincter 5.2 (1.9) 5.6 (1.8) 5.7 (1.8) 5.4 (1.9) 5.2 (1.9) 5.1 (1.9) 5.1 (1.9) 5.1 (1.9) 5.0 (1.9) 5.0 (1.9)
 Transfer 4.9 (1.5) 5.2 (1.5) 5.2 (1.5) 5.0 (1.6) 4.9 (1.6) 4.8 (1.5) 4.7 (1.5) 4.6 (1.5) 4.6 (1.5) 4.6 (1.5)
 Locomotion 4.3 (1.7) 4.6 (1.7) 4.6 (1.7) 4.4 (1.7) 4.3 (1.7) 4.2 (1.7) 4.2 (1.8) 4.1 (1.7) 4.1 (1.7) 4.1 (1.7)
 Communication 5.1 (1.5) 5.2 (1.5) 5.2 (1.5) 5.1 (1.6) 5.0 (1.6) 5.0 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5) 5.0 (1.5)
 Social Cognition 4.4 (1.5) 4.5 (1.5) 4.5 (1.5) 4.4 (1.6) 4.4 (1.5) 4.4 (1.5) 4.4 (1.5) 4.4 (1.6) 4.4 (1.5) 4.4 (1.6)
Change
 Self-care 1.8 (1.3) 2.0 (1.3) 2.0 (1.3) 1.9 (1.4) 1.8 (1.3) 1.8 (1.3) 1.8 (1.3) 1.8 (1.3) 1.8 (1.3) 1.8 (1.2)
 Sphincter 1.8 (1.9) 2.0 (2.0) 2.0 (2.0) 1.9 (2.0) 1.8 (2.0) 1.7 (1.9) 1.7 (1.9) 1.7 (1.9) 1.6 (1.9) 1.7 (1.9)
 Transfer 2.0 (1.3) 2.2 (1.4) 2.2 (1.4) 2.1 (1.4) 2.0 (1.4) 2.0 (1.3) 2.0 (1.3) 1.9 (1.3) 1.9 (1.3) 1.9 (1.3)
 Locomotion 2.3 (1.6) 2.4 (1.6) 2.4 (1.5) 2.3 (1.6) 2.2 (1.5) 2.2 (1.5) 2.2 (1.5) 2.2 (1.5) 2.2 (1.5) 2.2 (1.5)
 Communication 1.2 (1.3) 1.3 (1.3) 1.2 (1.3) 1.2 (1.3) 1.1 (1.3) 1.1 (1.3) 1.1 (1.3) 1.2 (1.3) 1.1 (1.3) 1.1 (1.3)
 Social Cognition 1.2 (1.2) 1.3 (1.2) 1.3 (1.2) 1.2 (1.2) 1.2 (1.2) 1.2 (1.2) 1.2 (1.2) 1.2 (1.2) 1.1 (1.2) 1.2 (1.2)

Yearly summaries represent fiscal year periods (Oct 1 through Sep 30) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dashed vertical line signifies introduction of the prospective payment system (PPS), resulting in substantial changes to functional evaluation and patient management processes. Cell values represent mean ratings for individual FIM items within the particular subscale.