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Walking

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The Barthel Index score for walking is assessed on the following scale:

  • 3 may use an aid - not a wheelchair - with speed unimportant, but must be able to manage around own house or flat, or the ward
  • 2 needs supervision, either verbal or physical, including help standing up or onto a Zimmer frame or another frame, or the distance managed is inadequate
  • 1 independent in a wheelchair and able to negotiate corners unaided
  • 0 immobile

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