The Persian version of the Berg Balance Scale: inter and intra-rater reliability and construct validity in elderly adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (20) ◽  
pp. 1695-1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahyar Salavati ◽  
Hossein Negahban ◽  
Masood Mazaheri ◽  
Manijeh Soleimanifar ◽  
Mohammad Hadadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Balance Scale

Berg Balance Scale--Persian Version

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahyar Salavati ◽  
Hossein Negahban ◽  
Masood Mazaheri ◽  
Manijeh Soleimanifar ◽  
Mohammad Hadadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Balance Scale

scholarly journals Concurrent and Construct Validity of Scores on the Timed Movement Battery

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 789-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwenda L Creel ◽  
Kathye E Light ◽  
Mary T Thigpen
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Barthel Index ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Movement Speed ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Balance Scale

Abstract Background and Purpose. The Timed Movement Battery (TMB) is a new assessment tool designed to measure mobility in elderly individuals. “Mobility” was defined as a person's ability to maneuver his or her body independently in order to accomplish everyday tasks. The purpose of this study was to assess the concurrent and construct validity of scores obtained with the TMB as a measure of mobility in a group of elderly individuals who reported moderate or no difficulty in performing either basic or instrumental activities of daily living (BADL or IADL). Subjects. Thirty community-dwelling elderly people, with a mean age of 77.5 years (SD=7.0, range=65–92), participated in this study. Methods. Subjects responded to 2 questionnaires regarding their activities of daily living (ADL) (ie, Barthel Index and an 18-item ADL/IADL scale) and completed 3 assessments of mobility (ie, Berg Balance Scale, Timed “Up & Go” Test, and the TMB). Subjects were asked to perform the items on the TMB at a “self-selected” speed (their normal speed) and at a “maximum-movement” speed (as quickly as they could safely perform the items). Subjects' scores on the TMB were cross-correlated with data for 4 criterion tests (ie, Berg Balance Scale, Timed “Up & Go” Test, Barthel Index, and the 18-item ADL/IADL scale) using Spearman rank correlations and Pearson product moment correlations. Results. Composite scores of the TMB performed at self-selected speeds correlated highly with data for the criterion tests and differentiated between those subjects reporting difficulty with ADL and those reporting no difficulty. Conclusion and Discussion. These results support the validity of scores obtained with the TMB as a measure of mobility in this sample of elderly individuals with moderate or no reported difficulty with ADL.

scholarly journals Interrater Reliability of the Berg Balance Scale When Used by Clinicians of Various Experience Levels to Assess People With Lower Limb Amputations

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher K. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Intrarater Reliability ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Balance Scale ◽  
Scale Scores

Background People with lower limb amputations frequently have impaired balance ability. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) has excellent psychometric properties for people with neurologic disorders and elderly people dwelling in the community. A Rasch analysis demonstrated the validity of the BBS for people with lower limb amputations of all ability strata, but rater reliability has not been tested. Objective The study objective was to determine the interrater reliability and intrarater reliability of BBS scores and the differences in scores assigned by testers with various levels of experience when assessing people with lower limb amputations. Design This reliability study of video-recorded single-session BBS assessments had a cross-sectional design. Methods From a larger study of people with lower limb amputations, 5 consecutively recruited participants using prostheses were video recorded during an in-person BBS assessment. Sixteen testers independently rated the video-recorded assessments. Testers were 3 physical therapists, 1 occupational therapist, 3 third-year and 4 second-year doctor of physical therapy (DPT) students, and 5 first-year DPT students without clinical training. Rater reliability was calculated using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC [2,k]). Differences in scores assigned by testers with various levels of experience were determined by use of an analysis of variance with Tukey post hoc tests. Results The average age of the participants was 53.0 years (SD=15.7). Amputations had occurred at the ankle disarticulation, transtibial, and transfemoral levels because of vascular, trauma, and medical etiologies an average of 8.2 years earlier (SD=7.9). Berg Balance Scale scores spanned all ability strata. Interrater reliability (ICC [2,k]=.99) and intrarater reliability of scores determined in person and through video-recorded assessments by the same testers (ICC [2,k]=.99) were excellent. For participants with the lowest levels of ability, licensed professionals assigned lower scores than did DPT students without clinical training. Limitations Intrarater reliability calculations were based on 2 testers. Conclusions Berg Balance Scale scores assigned to people using prostheses by testers with various levels of clinical experience had excellent interrater reliability and intrarater reliability.

scholarly journals Berg Balance Scale: inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Spanish version with incomplete spinal cord injured subjects

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Orestes Freixes ◽  
Diego Alejandro Passuni ◽  
Eliana Buffetti ◽  
Milagros Elizalde ◽  
Francisco Lastiri
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Balance Scale ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

scholarly journals Between-Rater Reliability of the 6-Minute Walk Test, Berg Balance Scale, and Handheld Dynamometry in People with Multiple Sclerosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Toomey ◽  
Susan Coote
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Balance Scale ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

This study investigated the between-rater reliability of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), 6-Minute Walk test (6MW), and handheld dynamometry (HHD) in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Previous studies that examined BBS and 6MW reliability in people with MS have not used more than two raters, or analyzed different mobility levels separately. The reliability of HHD has not been previously reported for people with MS. In this study, five physical therapists assessed eight people with MS using the BBS, 6MW, and HHD, resulting in 12 pairs of data. Data were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), Spearman correlation coefficients (SCCs), and Bland and Altman methods. The results suggest excellent agreement for the BBS (SCC = 0.95, mean difference between raters [d̄] = 2.08, standard error of measurement [SEM] = 1.77) and 6MW (ICC = 0.98, d̄ = 5.22 m, SEM = 24.76 m) when all mobility levels are analyzed together. Reliability is lower in less mobile people with MS (BBS SCC = 0.6, d̄ = −1.83; 6MW ICC = 0.95, d̄ = 20.04 m). Although the ICC and SCC results for HHD suggest good-to-excellent reliability (0.65–0.85), d̄ ranges up to 17.83 N, with SEM values as high as 40.95 N. While the small sample size is a limitation of this study, the preliminary evidence suggests strong agreement between raters for the BBS and 6MW and decreased agreement between raters for people with greater mobility problems. The mean differences between raters for HHD are probably too high for it to be applied in clinical practice.

Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale--Persian Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Azad ◽  
Azar Sabet ◽  
Ghorban Taghizadeh ◽  
Tayyebe Mohammadi-Nezhad
Keyword(s):  
Persian Version ◽  
Balance Scale

A systematic review and meta-analysis on efficacy of exercise on posture and balance in patients suffering from Diabetic Neuropathy

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neerja Thukral ◽  
Jaspreet Kaur ◽  
Manoj Malik
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Diabetic Neuropathy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Core Stability ◽  
Balance Scale ◽  
Eyes Closed ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eyes Open

Background: Peripheral neuropathy is a major and chronic complication of diabetes mellitus affecting more than 50% of patients suffering from diabetes. There is involvement of both large and small diameter nerve fibres leading to altered somatosensory and motor sensations, thereby causing impaired balance and postural instability. Objective: To assess the effects of exercises on posture and balance in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus. Method: Mean changes in Timed Up and Go test(TUGT), Berg Balance Scale and Postural Sway with eyes open and eyes closed on Balance System were primary outcome measures. RevMan 5.3 software was used for the meta-analyses. Eighteen randomized controlled trials met the selection criteria and were included in the study. All the studies ranked high on PEDro Rating scale. Risk of bias was assessed by Cochrane collaboration tool of risk of bias. Included studies had low risk of bias. Sixteen RCT’s were included for the meta-analysis. Result: Results of meta-analysis showed that there was statistically significant improvement in TUGT with p≤ 0.05 and substantial heterogeneity (I 2 = 84%, p < 0.00001) in experimental group as compared to control group. There was statistically significant difference in Berg Balance Scale scores and heterogeneity of I 2 = 62%, p < 0.00001 and significant changes in postural stability (eyes open heterogeneity of I 2 = 100%, p =0.01 and eyes closed, heteogeneity I 2 = 0%, p =0.01). Sensitivity analysis causes change in heterogeneity. Conclusion: It can be concluded that various exercises like balance training, core stability, Tai-Chi, proprioceptive training etc. have a significant effect in improving balance and posture in diabetic neuropathy.

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