Acute Care Index of Function
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The Acute Care Index of Function (ACIF)
- Was developed for neurological patients.
- Is highly reliable for measuring physical function in ICU patients.
- Valid in ICU, being closely correlated with the ICU Mobility Scale.
- Strongly predicts the likelihood of discharge home from hospital.
- May be a useful in the core set of outcome measures for ICU survivors[1]
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- ↑ CARE OF ACUTE AND CRITICALLY ILL ADULTS| VOLUME 45, ISSUE 1, P10-14, JANUARY 01, 2016 Reliability and utility of the Acute Care Index of Function in intensive care patients: An observational study https://www.heartandlung.org/article/S0147-9563(15)00235-6/abstract