Proposal for a revised Barthel index classification based on mortality risk assessment in functional dependence for basic activities of daily living
Vicente Martín Moreno, María Inmaculada Martínez Sanz, Amanda Martín Fernández, Sara Guerra Maroto, Eva Sevillano Fuentes, Elena Pérez Rico, Irene Sánchez González, Miriam Fernández Gallardo, Julia Herranz Hernando, María Palma Benítez Calderón, Laura Calderón Jiménez, Elena Sánchez Rodríguez, Migue · 2025
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Vicente Martín Moreno and a large team of co-authors test a standard disability scale in a study published in 2024. The Barthel index scores how well a person manages daily basics such as eating, dressing, and moving from bed to chair. Needing help with these tasks is known to track higher death risk, but which parts of the scale carry that signal was unclear.
The team followed 127 highly dependent patients at a Madrid health center, with an average age of eighty-six, for three years. One item stood out: dependence in moving between chair and bed predicted death on its own, whatever the total score. As a screening test, that single item beat the full index. The authors propose a revised grouping of the scale that gives this transfer item its own weight, so clinics can spot the frailest patients faster.
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| CREATOR | Vicente Martín Moreno, María Inmaculada Martínez Sanz, Amanda Martín Fernández, Sara Guerra Maroto, Eva Sevillano Fuentes, Elena Pérez Rico, Irene Sánchez González, Miriam Fernández Gallardo, Julia Herranz Hernando, María Palma Benítez Calderón, Laura Calderón Jiménez, Elena Sánchez Rodríguez, Migue |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 96 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |