Functional Capacity Index Explained

Functional Capacity Index
Purpose:	measure of function after trauma

The Functional Capacity Index (FCI) is a measure of a person's level of function for the following 12 months after sustaining some form of illness or injury.^[1] The FCI incorporates ten physical functions and gives each a numerical value on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 representing no limitations on a person's everyday function.^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

• Abbreviated injury scale

Notes and References

1. MacKenzie EJ, Sacco WJ, Luchter S, etal . Validating the Functional Capacity Index as a measure of outcome following blunt multiple trauma . Quality of Life Research . 11 . 8 . 797–808 . December 2002 . 12482163 . 10.1023/a:1020820017658. 2321129 . 2011-09-29.
2. Gotschall CS . 25611959 . The Functional Capacity Index, second revision: morbidity in the first year post injury . . 12 . 4 . 254–6 . December 2005 . 16471159 . 10.1080/17457300500247404.
3. Segui-Gomez M, MacKenzie EJ . Measuring the public health impact of injuries . . 25 . 3–19 . 2003 . 12923986 . 10.1093/epirev/mxg007. free .
4. MacKenzie EJ, Damiano A, Miller T, Luchter S . The development of the Functional Capacity Index . Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care . 41 . 5 . 799–807 . November 1996 . 8913207 . 10.1097/00005373-199611000-00006.