Disability and rehabilitation
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Multicenter Study
The Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) version III: reliability and validity in a multi-center international study.
To examine the third version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) for reliability and validity in a multi-center cohort study. ⋯ The results support the reliability and validity of SCIM III in a multi-cultural setup. Despite several limitations of the study, the results indicate that SCIM III is an efficient measure for functional assessment of SCL patients and can be safely used for clinical and research trials, including international multi-center studies.