Table 8.

Prediction of Motor FIM* at discharge from rehabilitation and at 1 year post-injury for patients with motor complete paraplegia (T1–9)

Outcome	Motor FIM at discharge*			Motor FIM at one year*
Observations used	158			132
Step 1: Pt characteristics: adj. R2	0.30			0.27
Step 2: Pt characteristics + treatments: adj. R2	0.64			0.45
Step 3: Pt characteristics + treatments + center identity: adj. R2	0.71			0.46
Independent variables**	Parameter estimate	P value	Semi partial omega2	Parameter estimate	P value	Semi partial omega2
Admission FIM motor*	0.185	0.004	0.018
Traumatic etiology				–	0.001	0.055
All other				−2.799	0.091	–
Fall				5.249	0.003	–
Vehicular (reference)				0.000	–	–
Age at injury				−0.310	<0.001	0.180
Gender is male	3.565	<0.001	0.048	4.071	0.007	0.028
Marital status is married	−1.396	0.031	0.009
BMI ≥30	−2.035	0.007	0.015
Primary language is English				6.438	0.016	0.021
Patient participation score – PT	1.918	<0.001	0.034	2.604	0.009	0.025
PT hours in specific treatments:
Assessment	−0.536	0.044	0.007	−1.097	0.029	0.016
Bed mobility	−0.521	<0.001	0.027
Classes provided by PT	−1.623	<0.001	0.028	−2.083	0.021	0.019
Interdisciplinary conferencing on patient's behalf				−1.170	0.002	0.039
Balance exercises				−0.671	0.030	0.016
Endurance exercises	0.411	0.001	0.026
Strengthening exercises				0.244	0.011	0.024
Wheelchair mobility – manual	0.224	0.001	0.026

*Motor FIM was Rasch-transformed

**All patient and treatment variables listed in Tables 1 and 2 were allowed to enter model except ventilator use on admission to rehabilitation and time in PT activity of airway/respiratory management due to insufficient representation in the group; Only statistically significant predictors are reported here; a missing variable name means that the variable did not predict any of the outcomes in this table; a blank cell means that the variable was not a significant predictor for the outcome examined.