Abstract
[Purpose] To conduct G-FIM (Geriatric Functional Independence Measure), which is a simple and versatile ADL evaluation measure designed for geriatric health service facilities, to assess its practical use. [Subjects and Methods] First, FIM and G-FIM assessments were conducted by 14 rehabilitation staff and 16 nursing care professionals at rehabilitation facilities for the elderly. Then, a questionnaire survey with four categories, time, ease of use, comprehensibility, and appropriateness, was conducted of the rehabilitation staff and nursing care professionals. The scores of the four categories were examined using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. [Results] There was no significant difference between FIM and G-FIM scores among the 14 rehabilitation staff and 16 nursing care professionals, but the G-FIM score was higher than the FIM score among the 16 nursing care professionals. [Conclusion] The results indicate that G-FIM is an evaluation measure which has sufficient practical use in the evaluation of ADL of rehabilitation facility users. We anticipate the G-FIM will be of great practical use.
