The modified Barthel index (mBI) is widely used to measure performance in activities
in daily living (ADL), especially in elderly patients [
[1]
]. It consists of the following 10 items: feeding, personal hygiene (grooming), bathing,
dressing, toilet transfer, bladder control, bowel control, chair/bed transfers, stair
climbing, and ambulation. The total score ranges from 0 to 20. The mBI has been studied
in several different diseases and found to be correlated with the prognosis [
[2]
]. However, the prognostic role of mBI in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is
still unknown. The study aims evaluated the predictive role of the mBI in elderly
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Publication history
Published online: February 07, 2020
Accepted:
January 29,
2020
Received in revised form:
January 19,
2020
Received:
December 14,
2019
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