Optimizing the clinical functioning information tool (ClinFIT) in routine clinical practice: development of functional staging cutoff scores for rehabilitation provision and intensity.
Bhasker Amatya, Adrian Martinez De la Torre, Masahiko Mukaino and 4 others
PMID 41158032WHAT IT FOUND
Admission ClinFIT scores above 192 identified patients needing high-intensity rehabilitation, while scores below 135 indicated light intensity.
These thresholds help triage inpatient cases but are exploratory and require external validation before routine use.
Key findings
01Two admission ClinFIT cutoffs of 192 and 135 stratified patients into high, moderate, and light rehabilitation intensity groups.
02The cutoff at 192 distinguished high-intensity from moderate-intensity rehabilitation with a sensitivity of 0.8 and specificity of 0.635.
03Subgroup analyses showed consistent three-stage structures across sex and age, though specific threshold values varied by group.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The study was a single-center retrospective pilot with no external validation, so the cutoffs are exploratory. Rehabilitation intensity was defined by the number of disciplines involved, which does not account for the duration, frequency, or quality of therapy. Sample sizes in some subgroups, particularly the high-intensity group, were small, making those specific thresholds unstable. Patients with missing discharge data were excluded, which may have introduced selection bias.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not use these ClinFIT cutoffs as a definitive triage tool. The study was a single-center pilot without external validation, and the thresholds are exploratory, meaning they may not generalize to other healthcare settings or patient populations.
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