TABLE I.
Functional independence measure (FIM) tasks and associated categories
| Category | Task Type | # | Task |
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| Motor | Self-care | 1 | Eating |
| 2 | Grooming | ||
| 3 | Bathing | ||
| 4 | Upper body dressing | ||
| 5 | Lower body dressing | ||
| 6 | Toileting | ||
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| Sphincter control | 7 | Bladder management | |
| 8 | Bowel management | ||
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| Transfers | 9 | Bed to chair transfer | |
| 10 | Toilet transfer | ||
| 11 | Tub/shower transfer | ||
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| Locomotion | 12 | Walk/wheelchair | |
| 13 | Stairs | ||
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| Cognitive | Communication | 14 | Comprehension |
| 15 | Expression | ||
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| Social cognition | 16 | Social interaction | |
| 17 | Problem solving | ||
| 18 | Memory | ||