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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/100624, first published .
AI analyzing patient data for rehabilitation and improved healthcare outcomes

Estimating Functional Independence Measure Scores From Japanese Rehabilitation Notes Using a Large Language Model: Retrospective Study

Estimating Functional Independence Measure Scores From Japanese Rehabilitation Notes Using a Large Language Model: Retrospective Study

Tomohiro Nishiyama   1 , PhD ;   Yudai Mine   1 , MEng ;   Norihide Itoh   2, 3 , PhD ;   Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue   4 , PhD ;   Keima Nagasaka   2 , PT ;   Naoko Matsuo   2 , PT ;   Onishi Tatsuki   5 , PhD ;   Eiji Aramaki   1 , PhD

1 Division of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan

2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Saiseikai Moriyama Municipal Hospital, Moriyama, Shiga, Japan

3 Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

4 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

5 Faculty of Data Science, Shiga University, Hikone, Shiga, Japan

Corresponding Author:

  • Eiji Aramaki, PhD
  • Division of Information Science
  • Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  • 8916-5, Takayamacho
  • Ikoma, Nara 630-0192
  • Japan
  • Phone: 81 743-72-5250
  • Email: aramaki@is.naist.jp