Abstract
Objective: To provide validation of functional ability levels for the Spinal Cord Injury – Functional Index (SCI-FI).Design: Cross-sectional.Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation hospital and community settings.Participants: A sample of 855 individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury enrolled in 6 rehabilitation centers participating in the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Network.Interventions: Not Applicable.Main Outcome Measures: Spinal Cord Injury-Functional Index (SCI-FI).Results: Cluster analyses identified three distinct groups that represent low, mid-range and high SCI-FI functional ability levels. Comparison of clusters on personal and other injury characteristics suggested some significant differences between groups.Conclusions: These results strongly support the use of SCI-FI functional ability levels to document the perceived functional abilities of persons with SCI. Results of the cluster analysis suggest that the SCI-FI functional ability levels capture function by injury characteristics. Clinical implications regarding tracking functional activity trajectories during follow-up visits are discussed.
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