Open Access<p>Barthel Index as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Better Activities of Daily Living, Better Prognosis</p>
Author(s) -
Fanghui Li,
Dongze Li,
Jing Yu,
Jie-Ping Yu,
Ying Jiang,
Tengda Chen,
Yunkai Gao,
Zhi Wan,
Yu Cao,
Zhi Zeng,
Rui Zeng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s270101
Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , proportional hazards model , clinical endpoint , multivariate analysis , barthel index , activities of daily living , retrospective cohort study , risk of mortality , chest pain , physical therapy , myocardial infarction , randomized controlled trial
The Barthel index (BI) is a widely used assessment tool for evaluating physical performance in activities of daily living (ADL). The association between BI scores and mortality in hospital and during follow-up of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients remains unclear. The present study investigated whether the BI score could be used as a predictor for mortality of ACS.