Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (BIADL)
This scale would be used to measure the performance of the patients. It
had 28 items that measures one’s ability in nutrition, feeding,
mobility, intestinal and bladder control, using wheelchair, bed to chair
transfer and vice versa, bathing, and wearing cloth. Maximum score is
112 and minimum score is 0. Scores below 20 indicate total dependency
and 100 denotes independence. Higher scores denote optimal status.
Reliability of tool was confirmed in study by[17]. Reliability of this tool in the current
research confirmed as 0.82 using Cronbach’s alpha.The content validity
of all the questionnaires were approved by 10 professors of the Kerman
University of Medical Sciences.