Table 1.

Content of the US and UK FIM + FAM – all items are scored on a range of 1–7.

FIM items – 18 items (common to both instruments)	US FAM items – 12 items	UK FAM items – 18 items
Eating	Swallowing	Swallowing
Grooming	Car transfers	Car transfers
Bathing	Community mobility	Community mobility
Dressing – upper body	Reading	Reading
Dressing – lower body	Writing	Writing
Toileting	Speech intelligibility	Speech intelligibility
Bladder management	Emotional status	Emotional status
Bowel management	Adjustment to limitations	Adjustment to limitations
Bed, chair, wheelchair transfers	Employability	Use of leisure timea
Toilet transfers	Orientation	Orientation
Tub and shower transfers	Attention	Concentrationa
Walking/wheelchair locomotion	Safety judgment	Safety awarenessa
Stairs
Comprehension		UK EADL items
Expression		Meal preparation
Social interaction		Laundry
Problem solving		Housework
Memory		Shopping
		Financial management
		Work/educationb

^aItems that are re-defined in the UK FIM + FAM.

^bWork education has been added subsequent to the data collection for this analysis.

FIM, Functional Independence Measure; FAM, Functional Assessment Measure; EADL, Extended Activities of Daily Living.