Table 1: Individual items of the BI (in compliance with the Hamburg Classification Manual).
[n –number of people, % - percentage,max. – maximum, Pts. –points].
Points n (%)
0 5 10 15
Independent eating (max. 10 Pts.) 13 (3.8) 29 (8.4) 302 (87.8) -
Transfers (bed to chair and back) (max. 15 Pts.) 2 (0.6) 13 (3.8) 31 (9.0) 298 (86.6)
Personal hygiene (max. 5 Pts.) 53 (15.4) 291 (84.6) - -
Toilet use (max 10 Pts.) 13 (3.8) 18 (5.2) 313 (91.0) -
Bathing & showering (max. 5 Pts.) 119 (34.6) 225 (65.4) - -
Mobility (getting up & walking on level surfaces) (max. 15 Pts.) 11 (3.2) 7 (2.0) 108 (31.4) 218 (63.4)
Climbing stairs (max. 10 Pts.) 39 (11.3) 38 (11) 267 (77.6) -
Dressing (max. 10 Pts.) 19 (5.5) 47 (13.7) 278 (80.8) -
Urinary continence (max. 10 Pts.) 14 (4.1) 20 (5.8) 310 (90.1) -
Stool continence (max. 10 Pts.) 31 (9.0) 70 (20.3) 243 (70.6) -