Table 2. FIM™ and PAC-FIM™ Mean Scores, by Type of Assessment Team^1,2,3.

Item	Assessment Teams
	Institutional		Calibration
	FIM™ Mean Scores	PAC-FIM™ Mean Scores	FIM™ Mean Scores	PAC-FIM™ Mean Scores
Motor
Eating	5.51	5.54	5.73	***5.77
Grooming	4.73	***4.88	4.61	4.56
Dressing-Upper Body	3.24	*3.30	3.27	***3.03
Dressing-Lower Body	4.25	***4.35	3.92	3.95
Toileting	2.99	***3.21	2.80	2.77
Bladder Management	3.37	***3.71	3.66	**3.49
Bowel Management	4.29	4.27	4.61	***4.15
Transfer-Bed/Chair	4.70	***5.20	5.33	*5.30
Transfer-Toilet	3.58	***3.70	3.56	***3.32
Transfer-Tub/Shower	3.28	***3.67	3.60	**3.44
Locomotion-Walk/Wheelchair	1.96	1.98	1.86	**2.05
Stairs	2.22	2.20	2.51	2.38
Motor Scale	45.46	***47.82	46.80	***45.76
Cognitive
Comprehension	5.87	***5.93	5.88	5.86
Expression	5.97	5.99	5.93	5.87
Social Interaction	5.91	***5.63	6.04	***5.54
Problem Solving	5.32	5.34	5.21	5.26
Memory	5.37	***5.56	5.34	5.44
Cognitive Scale	28.50	28.51	28.53	***28.07

^***p<=0.001.

^**p<=0.01.

^*p<=0.05.

¹Greater score equals greater level of independence.

²Uses revised motor item translation and the original cognitive item translation.

³Statistically significant difference between the FIM™ and the MDS-PAC translated mean scores.

NOTES: FIM™ is functional independence measure. PAC-FIM™ is minimum data set-post acute care translated into FIM™-like items.

SOURCES: Buchanan, J. L. and Zaslavsky, A. M., Harvard Medical School; Andres, P. L., and Haley, S. M., Boston University; and Paddock, S. M., RAND.