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	Care Dependency Scale	Indice di Barthel
Campo	Scienze infermieristiche	Scienze infermieristiche
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2000	1965
Ideatore	Atie Dijkstra and colleagues	Florence I. Mahoney and Dorothea W. Barthel
Tipo	Assessment scale	Assessment scale
Fonte seminale	Dijkstra, A., Buist, G., Dassen, T., & Frijlink, M. (2000). Diagnostics: The Care Dependency Scale. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 14(3), 229-234.	Barthel, D. W. (1965). Functional evaluation: The Barthel Index. Maryland State Medical Journal, 14, 61-65.
Alias	CDS, Dependency Assessment, Nursing Care Level, Acuity Score	BI, Barthel ADL Index, Functional Independence Index
Correlati	4	4
Sintesi	The Care Dependency Scale (CDS) is a comprehensive assessment tool that measures the degree of care dependency in patients by evaluating their ability to perform activities of daily living and manage their health conditions independently. Developed by Atie Dijkstra and colleagues, the CDS focuses on physical independence and social engagement, providing a quantitative measure of nursing workload and care requirements. It is particularly useful in long-term care, rehabilitation, and geriatric settings.	The Barthel Index (BI) is one of the most widely used functional assessment tools measuring independence in activities of daily living. Developed by Florence I. Mahoney and Dorothea W. Barthel in 1965, the Barthel Index evaluates a patient's ability to perform ten essential self-care and mobility activities. Its longevity and widespread adoption across rehabilitation, geriatric, and acute care settings reflect its reliability, simplicity, and clinical utility for assessing functional status and predicting rehabilitation outcomes.