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Table 1 Summary of validity and reliability studies for the FIM and MDS

From: Comparing the Functional Independence Measure and the interRAI/MDS for use in the functional assessment of older adults: a review of the literature

 

Reliability

Validity

 

Internal

Consistency

Intrarater

Interrater

Total

Criterion

Construct

Content

Face

Total

FIM

6

2

5

13

14

26

0

1

41

MDS/interRAI

5

1

12

18

12

7

0

1

20

  1. * Some articles discuss multiple types of reliability and validity; therefore, totals do not correspond with the total number of articles in the sample