Table 2.
Difference between reporting of functioning outcomes ordinal scores and the interval-scaled common metric: musculoskeletal rehabilitation (M) and neurological rehabilitation (N)
| Clinic Nr. | Outcome measure (score range) | Admission score ordinal (SD) | Discharge score ordinal (SD) | Change score ordinal (SD) | Admission score metric (SD) | Discharge score metric (SD) | Change score metric (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 43.9 (8.6) | 50.7 (7.5) | 6.8 (5.1) | 35.5 (4.8) | 39.2 (4.3) | 3.7 (2.4) |
| 2M a | ADL Score (0–60) | 50.4 (7.2) | 55.3 (6.2) | 4.9 (4.6) | 43.1 (7.4) | 48.1 (7.1) | 5 (4.6) |
| 3 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 43.9 (8.4) | 53 (6.9) | 9 (5.8) | 35.9 (5) | 42.3 (5.1) | 6.5 (3.6) |
| 4 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 46.8 (10.7) | 50.6 (9.3) | 3.8 (4.7) | 38.6 (7) | 41.8 (7) | 3.3 (3.4) |
| 5 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 41.3 (10.9) | 49.9 (10.8) | 8.6 (5.9) | 34.7 (6.1) | 40.5 (7) | 5.8 (4) |
| 6 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 55.3 (8.9) | 58.5 (4.3) | 3.2 (6.7) | 45.9 (6.4) | 47.6 (3.7) | 1.7 (3.5) |
| 7 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 45.2 (10.3) | 51 (9.8) | 5.8 (5.8) | 37.5 (6.9) | 41.8 (7.2) | 4.3 (3.9) |
| 8 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 41.8 (11.6) | 51.3 (10.1) | 9.5 (7.3) | 35.5 (7.4) | 41.8 (7.5) | 6.3 (4.2) |
| 9 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 35.2 (10.9) | 47.3 (10) | 12.1 (8.7) | 31.1 (5.1) | 36.8 (4.7) | 5.7 (3.9) |
| 10M a | ADL Score (0–60) | 51.8 (8.2) | 54.9 (7.9) | 3.1 (7) | 45.1 (9.1) | 48.9 (9.1) | 3.8 (6.5) |
| 11 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 50.4 (8.2) | 55.2 (5) | 4.8 (5.7) | 40.8 (54) | 44.3 (3.8) | 3.5 (3.5) |
| 12 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 44.7 (9.6) | 53.1 (7.7) | 8.4 (6.9) | 37.6 (5.7) | 43 (5) | 5.4 (4.1) |
| 13 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 37.3 (13.2) | 51 (9.2) | 13.6 (9.6) | 32.3 (6.2) | 39.9 (6.1) | 7.6 (4.4) |
| 14 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 51.2 (5.5) | 57 (3.5) | 5.8 (4.3) | 40.9 (3.9) | 45.5 (3.6) | 4.6 (3) |
| 15 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 41.6 (9.8) | 49.9 (7.8) | 8.3 (7.5) | 34.4 (5.4) | 39.2 (5.3) | 4.9 (4.6) |
| 16 M a | ADL Score (0–60) | 49.9 (4.1) | 54.9 (3.1) | 5.1 (2.7) | 40.3 (3.9) | 47.1 (5.4) | 6.8 (4.3) |
| 17 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 50.7 (9.2) | 54.6 (6.8) | 4 (6.2) | 41.2 (6) | 43.9 (4.9) | 2.6 (3.7) |
| 18 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 45.2 (10.5) | 49.2 (9.3) | 4 (5.1) | 37.6 (6.3) | 40.1 (5.8) | 2.5 (3.1) |
| 19 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 41.9 (10) | 52.4 (8.3) | 10.5 (7.8) | 34.7 (4.8) | 40.6 (5.5) | 5.9 (4.6) |
| 20 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 50.4 (7.9) | 54.3 (5.8) | 3.9 (4.7) | 41 (5) | 43.5 (4.1) | 2.5 (2.7) |
| 21 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 45.1 (10.6) | 53 (8.5) | 8 (7) | 36.7 (6.1) | 42.4 (6.1) | 5.8 (3.8) |
| 22 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 47.7 (7.2) | 53.9 (5.9) | 6.3 (5.3) | 37.9 (4.3) | 41.7 (3.9) | 3.8 (3.1) |
| 23 M | ADL Score (0–60) | 42.3 (9.6) | 50.5 (8.1) | 8.2 (6.8) | 35.2 (5.5) | 40.4 (5.6) | 5.2 (3.8) |
| Total | ADL Score (0–60) | 46.5 (10) | 53.3 (7.6) | 6.8 (6.5) | 38.1 (6.4) | 42.5 (5.7) | 4.4 (3.8) |
| 1 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 92.7 (14.1) | 102.8 (11.5) | 10.1 (7.4) | 82 (8.6) | 88.6 (7.8) | 6.6 (4.3) |
| 2M a | FIM™ (18–126) | 108.8 (12.6) | 116.7 (10.8) | 8 (7.7) | 95.6 (13.3) | 104.5 (12.9) | 9 (8.3) |
| 3 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 93.5 (14.9) | 109.2 (11.6) | 15.7 (9.7) | 82.5 (9) | 94.2 (9.2) | 11.7 (6.4) |
| 4 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 99.3 (18.4) | 106.7 (16.1) | 7.3 (8.2) | 87.4 (12.6) | 93.3 (12.7) | 5.9 (6.1) |
| 5 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 89.9 (18.8) | 104.1 (177) | 14.2 (9.4) | 80.5 (11) | 91 (12.5) | 10.5 (7.1) |
| 7 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 96.7 (18.6) | 106.5 (16.9) | 9.8 (10.1) | 85.4 (12.4) | 93.2 (12.9) | 7.8 (6.9) |
| 8 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 90.8 (20.1) | 106.3 (16.8) | 15.5 (11.4) | 81.9 (13.3) | 93.3 (13.5) | 11.4 (7.6) |
| 9 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 78.7 (16.8) | 96.5 (14) | 17.8 (12.9) | 74 (9.2) | 84.2 (8.4) | 10.2 (7.1) |
| 10M a | FIM™ (18–126) | 110.3 (15.3) | 115.7 (14.6) | 5.3 (1 1.5) | 99.1 (16.4) | 106 (16.4) | 6.9 (11.8) |
| 13 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 82.2 (20) | 103.3 (14.1) | 21.1 (13.6) | 76.1 (11.1) | 89.8 (10.9) | 13.7 (7.9) |
| 14 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 107 (9.3) | 11 5.7 (6.3) | 8.7 (6.6) | 91.7 (7.1) | 99.9 (6.5) | 8.2 (5.4) |
| 15 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 88.8 (16.1) | 102.1 (12.5) | 13.4 (12.1) | 79.8 (9.6) | 88.6 (9.5) | 8.7 (8.2) |
| 16 M a | FIM™ (18–126) | 105.7 (8.3) | 117.1 (6.8) | 113 (6.7) | 90.6 (7) | 102.8 (97) | 12.2 (7.7) |
| 18 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 97.5 (17.5) | 103.9 (14.6) | 6.5 (8.4) | 85.7 (11.3) | 90.1 (10.4) | 4.5 (5.5) |
| 19 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 90.3 (14.6) | 105.4 (12.7) | 15.1 (11) | 80.5 (8.6) | 91.2 (9.9) | 10.6 (8.2) |
| 21 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 95.2 (17.7) | 108.8 (14.2) | 13.5 (10.6) | 84 (10.9) | 94.4 (11) | 10.4 (6.8) |
| 23 M | FIM™ (18–126) | 91.6 (15.8) | 104.9 (135) | 13.3 (10.4) | 813 (10) | 90.7 (10.1) | 9.3 (6.9) |
| Total | FIM™ (18–126) | 95.5 (17.2) | 107.7 (13.7) | 12.1 (10.2) | 84.4 (1 1.3) | 93.5 (11) | 9.1 (7) |
| 6 M | EBI (0–64) | 59.2 (9.1) | 62.3 (4.5) | 3 (6.3) | 59.4 (8.4) | 61.6 (4.9) | 2.2 (4.6) |
| 11 M | EBI (0–64) | 53.4 (8.9) | 58.8 (5.4) | 5.4 (6.1) | 52.7 (7) | 57.3 (5) | 4.6 (4.5) |
| 12 M | EBI (0–64) | 48.2 (9.7) | 56.9 (7.9) | 8.7 (7) | 48.5 (7.4) | 55.6 (6.6) | 7.1 (5.4) |
| 17 M | EBI (0–64) | 54 (9.4) | 58 (7.2) | 4 (5.9) | 53.2 (7.9) | 56.7 (6.5) | 3.5 (4.8) |
| 20 M | EBI (0–64) | 54.1 (7.8) | 58 (5.8) | 4 (4.6) | 52.9 (6.6) | 56.2 (5.4) | 3.3 (3.5) |
| 22 M | EBI (0–64) | 49.6 (7.4) | 55.8 (6.2) | 6.2 (5.1) | 48.9 (5.6) | 53.8 (5.1) | 4.9 (4) |
| Total | EBI (0–64) | 52.8 (9.1) | 58 (6.4) | 5.2 (5.8) | 52.2 (7.8) | 56.4 (5.9) | 4.2 (4.4) |
| 1 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 46.2 (13) | 49.2 (11.7) | 3 (5.9) | 37.3 (7.7) | 39.5 (7.4) | 2.2 (3.3) |
| 2 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 41.4 (16.7) | 45.6 (15.4) | 4.3 (7.6) | 35.4 (11.6) | 38 (10.4) | 2.6 (6.3) |
| 3 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 31.8 (16) | 42.2 (15.9) | 10.3 (9.6) | 29.5 (9.8) | 35.7 (9.9) | 6.2 (5.5) |
| 4 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 45.7 (14.5) | 51.4 (11.2) | 5.7 (9.3) | 37.7 (9.3) | 41.3 (7.4) | 3.5 (6) |
| 5 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 31.5 (17.4) | 42.4 (16.9) | 10.9 (9.2) | 28.6 (1 0.8) | 34.9 (9.9) | 6.3 (5.1) |
| a 6N | ADL Score (0–60) | 44.9 (15.5) | 47.5 (16) | 2.6 (6) | 39.7 (11.8) | 43.5 (14.6) | 3.8 (6.6) |
| 7 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 41.2 (14.9) | 47.9 (13.1) | 6.6 (8.6) | 35.4 (9.2) | 39.8 (8.3) | 4.4 (5.3) |
| 8 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 33.2 (16.1) | 46.2 (15.1) | 13 (11.6) | 30.1 (8.9) | 37.8 (9.6) | 7.7 (6.2) |
| 9 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 30.7 (15.2) | 40.6 (16.3) | 9.9 (10.2) | 28.6 (8.7) | 34.3 (9.6) | 5.7 (6.4) |
| 10 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 42 (14) | 44.6 (14.1) | 2.6 (5.6) | 35.3 (8.5) | 37.1 (8.5) | 1.9 (3.2) |
| 11 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 24.1 (19.2) | 33.3 (20.2) | 9.2 (13.6) | 23.1 (1 3.9) | 29.8 (13.8) | 6.7 (9.1) |
| 12 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 40.9 (15.6) | 48.3 (13.4) | 7.5 (9.7) | 35.5 (9.2) | 40.2 (8.2) | 4.7 (5.5) |
| 13 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 30.4 (14.5) | 40.7 (12.2) | 10.2 (7.2) | 28.8 (9) | 34.2 (5.6) | 5.4 (5) |
| 14 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 31.4 (14.7) | 43.8 (15.2) | 12.4 (1 0.4) | 29.3 (8.4) | 36.2 (8.9) | 6.8 (5.5) |
| 15 N | ADL Score (0–60) | 37.3 (16.3) | 44.6 (15.2) | 7.2 (10.9) | 32.3 (9) | 36.9 (8.7) | 4.6 (6.5) |
| Total | ADL Score (0–60) | 37.7 (1 6.4) | 45.6 (14.9) | 7.9 (10) | 32.9 (9.9) | 37.8 (9.3) | 4.9 (5.9) |
| 1 N | FIM (18–126) | 96.2 (21.6) | 101.5 (19.4) | 5.3 (9) | 85.2 (13.8) | 89.1 (13.3) | 3.9 (6) |
| 3 N | FIM (18–126) | 73.9 (27.3) | 90.9 (26.5) | 17 (15.3) | 71.1 (17.6) | 82.2 (17.9) | 11.2 (9.9) |
| 5 N | FIM (18–126) | 73 (28.5) | 89.9 (26.2) | 16.9 (14.4) | 69.6 (19.5) | 80.8 (17.8) | 11.3 (9.2) |
| a 6N | FIM (18–126) | 97.5 (28.8) | 102.9 (29.1) | 5.4 (9.6) | 89.4 (21.2) | 96.3 (26.2) | 6.8 (11.9) |
| 8 N | FIM (18–126) | 75.8 (25.4) | 96.7 (24.2) | 20.8 (17.4) | 72.1 (16) | 86 (17.3) | 13.9 (11.2) |
| 9 N | FIM (18–126) | 71.4 (25) | 87.3 (26.2) | 15.8 (16.8) | 69.5 (15.7) | 79.7 (17.4) | 10.2 (11.5) |
| 10 N | FIM (18–126) | 91 (23.6) | 95.6 (23.1) | 4.6 (8.9) | 81.5 (15.3) | 84.8 (15.4) | 3.4 (5.8) |
| 11 N | FIM (18–126) | 59.7 (33.2) | 75.9 (34.8) | 16.2 (23.1) | 59.6 (25.1) | 71.7 (24.9) | 12.1 (16.4) |
| 13 N | FIM (18–126) | 72.6 (24.8) | 88.2 (17.9) | 15.6 (123) | 69.8 (16.2) | 79.5 (10) | 9.7 (9) |
| 14 N | FIM (18–126) | 73.5 (24.3) | 92.7 (24.6) | 19.2 (15.8) | 708 (15.1) | 83.1 (16) | 12.3 (9.9) |
| 15 N | FIM (18–126) | 82.5 (25.5) | 94.4 (23.3) | 11.9 (17.3) | 76.1 (16.2) | 84.5 (15.7) | 8.4 (11.7) |
| Total | FIM (18–126) | 76.4 (27.3) | 92 (25.9) | 15.5 (17.1) | 72.3 (17.9) | 82.8 (17.8) | 10.5 (11.4) |
| 2 N | EBI (0–64) | 44.4 (17.5) | 48.6 (16.1) | 4.3 (8.2) | 45.6 (15.3) | 49.1 (13.6) | 3.4 (8.2) |
| 4 N | EBI (0–64) | 48 (15.4) | 53.7 (12.1) | 5.7 (10.2) | 48.7 (12.2) | 53.3 (9.7) | 4.6 (7.9) |
| 7 N | EBI (0–64) | 44.2 (15.4) | 51.4 (13.7) | 7.2 (8.9) | 45.5 (12.1) | 51.3 (10.9) | 5.8 (6.9) |
| 12 N | EBI (0–64) | 44.7 (15.3) | 52.2 (13.2) | 7.5 (9.4) | 45.7 (12) | 51.9 (10.7) | 6.1 (7.2) |
| Total | EBI (0–64) | 44.6 (15.4) | 51.8 (13.5) | 7.2 (9.2) | 45.8 (12.2) | 51.6 (10.8) | 5.8 (7.2) |
ADL Score = Activities of Daily Living Score, FIM™ = Functional Independence Measure, EBI = Extended Barthel Index, N = N.
aClinics represented in italics show a higher change score when the interval-scaled metric is applied in comparison the majority of clinics, which show a smaller change score when the interval-scaled metric is applied.