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WeeFIM

Normative Sample of an Instrument for Tracking Functional Independence in Children

Department of Pediatrics, SUNY at Buffalo, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo

Kathleen DiGaudio

Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

Linda C. Duffy

Department of Pediatrics, SUNY at Buffalo, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

Suzanne LaForest

Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

Susan Braun

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo

Carl V. Granger

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo

A cross-sectional community sample of 417 children, ages 6 months to 8 years without developmental delays or in developmental programs, was seen. The Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) was used to assess independence in self-care, sphincter control, transfers, locomotion, communication, and social cognition. Mean total WeeFIM was similar for males and females. There was a significant correlation between the age of the child in months and total WeeFIM scores for children ages 2 to 5 years (n = 222, r = .80, P <.01 ) . There was a progressive increase of functional independence with increasing chronological age across all WeeFIM domains. We conclude that the WeeFIM is a useful instrument for measuring disability in children.

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