Validating the functional capacity index as a measure of outcome following blunt multiple trauma

Ellen J. MacKenzie; W. J. Sacco; S. Luchter; J. F. Ditunno; C. Forrester Staz; G. S. Gruen; D. W. Marion; W. C. Schwab; Jeffrey J. Bednarski; Frederick C. Beyer; Matthew Indeck; Robert A. Jubelirer; S. Lee Miller; Michael D. Pasquale; Andrew B. Pietzman; C. William Schwab; J. Stanley Smith; Raymond C. Talucci; Ricard N. Townsend; Jerome J. Vernick

doi:10.1023/A:1020820017658

Validating the functional capacity index as a measure of outcome following blunt multiple trauma

Ellen J. MacKenzie
, W. J. Sacco
, S. Luchter
, J. F. Ditunno
, C. Forrester Staz
, G. S. Gruen
, D. W. Marion
, W. C. Schwab
, Jeffrey J. Bednarski
, Frederick C. Beyer
, Matthew Indeck
, Robert A. Jubelirer
, S. Lee Miller
, Michael D. Pasquale
, Andrew B. Pietzman
, C. William Schwab
, J. Stanley Smith
, Raymond C. Talucci
, Ricard N. Townsend
, Jerome J. Vernick

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Background: The validity of the Functional Capacity Index (FCI) is evaluated by examining its distributional characteristics, its correlation with other well-known measures of outcome and its ability to discriminate among persons with injuries of varying type and severity. Methods: A telephone survey which included the FCI and the SF-36 was administered 1 year post-injury to 1240 blunt trauma patients discharged from 12 trauma centers. A subsample of 656 patients also completed the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) by mail. Results: FCI scores correlated well with the physical health subscores of the SIP and SF-36. They also correlated well with self-reported change in health status and return to work. The FCI, when compared to either the SF-36 or the SIP, however, appears to discriminate better among patients according to the presence and severity of head trauma. Conclusions: While further testing of the FCI is needed, it holds promise as a preference based measure for assessing the physical impact of trauma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	797-808
Number of pages	12
Journal	Quality of Life Research
Volume	11
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020820017658
State	Published - Dec 2002

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MacKenzie, E. J., Sacco, W. J., Luchter, S., Ditunno, J. F., Staz, C. F., Gruen, G. S., Marion, D. W., Schwab, W. C., Bednarski, J. J., Beyer, F. C., Indeck, M., Jubelirer, R. A., Miller, S. L., Pasquale, M. D., Pietzman, A. B., Schwab, C. W., Smith, J. S., Talucci, R. C., Townsend, R. N., & Vernick, J. J. (2002). Validating the functional capacity index as a measure of outcome following blunt multiple trauma. Quality of Life Research, 11(8), 797-808. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020820017658

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