Objective: To assess the value of providing Functional Assessment Measure (FIM + FAM) data as part of the hospital discharge information after brain injury rehabilitation.
Design: Postal survey of general practitioners (GPs) and consultants.
Subjects: Consecutive discharges (n = 117) from an early brain injury rehabilitation unit over one year.
Results: Response rates were 81% from GPs and 54% from consultants. Eighty-four (89%) of GPs and 57 (82%) of consultants rated the information as useful; 87 (92%) and 51 (84%) respectively described the accompanying notes as easy to understand.
Conclusions: The incorporation of FIM + FAM data in discharge summaries is worthwhile but the utility of this practice is still to be established.
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