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In this study, we measure the concurrent validity of administering the Functional
Independence Measure instrument by interview. Data from 28 community-dwelling,
cognitively intact, elderly patients with hip fracture were collected in 5
postacute rehabilitation facilities. Within 72 hrs of admission to (and at
discharge from) the postacute facilities, both a Functional Independence
Measure-certified interviewer and a multidisciplinary team administered the
Functional Independence Measure instrument to each participant concurrently. At
admission, the mean Functional Independence Measure ratings assigned by the
interviewer and by the team were 84.3 and 80.5, respectively (P < 0.001). At
discharge, the mean Functional Independence Measure ratings were 104.4 and 103.4
(P > 0.50), reflecting the participants' functional recovery during postacute
rehabilitation. The intraclass correlation between the Functional Independence
Measure ratings assigned by the interviewer and by the team was 0.74 (95%
confidence interval = 0.58-0.91) at admission and 0.76 (95% confidence interval =
0.60-0.92) at discharge. Functional Independence Measure ratings assigned by
Functional Independence Measure-certified interviewers are valid indicators of
the functional status of groups of older people recovering from hip fracture and
feasible for longitudinal study.

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