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| Title: | Developing a short form of the Berg Balance scale for people with stroke |
| Authors: | 周佳燁;簡啟文;薛漪平;許清芳;王淳厚;謝清麟
Chou, Chia-Yeh;Chien, Chi-Wen;HUSEH, I- PING;SHEU, CHING-FAN;WANG, CHUN-HOU;HSIEH, CHING-LIN |
| Contributors: | 職能治療學系 |
| Keywords: | Balance;Cerebrovascular disorders;Item reduction |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Issue Date: | 2009-09-25T01:58:32Z |
| Abstract: | Background and Purpose. To improve the utility of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the aim of this study was to develop a short form of the BBS (SFBBS ) that was psychometrically similar (including test reliability, validity, and responsiveness) to the original BBS for people with stroke. Subjects and Methods. A total of 226 subjects with stroke participated in this prospective study at 14 days after their stroke; 167 of these subjects also were examined at 90 days after their stroke. The BBS, Barthel Index, and Fugl-Meyer Motor Test were administered at these 2 time points. By reducing the number of tested items by more than half the number of items in the original BBS (ie, making 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-item tests) and simplifying the scoring system of the original BBS (ie, collapsing the 5- level scale into a 3- level scale [BBS-3P]), we generated a total of 8 SFBBSs. Results. The distributions of scores for all 8 SFBBSs were acceptable but featured notable floor effects. The 4-item BBS, 5-item BBS, 5-item BBS-3P, and 7-item BBS-3P demonstrated good reliability. The subjects’ scores on the 6-item BBS, 6-item BBS-3P, 7-item BBS, and 7-item BBS-3P showed excellent agreement with those on the original BBS. The 6- item BBS-3P and 7-item BBS-3P exhibited great responsiveness. Only the 7- item BBS-3P demonstrated both satisfactory and psychometric properties similar to those of the original BBS. Discussion and Conclusion. The 7- item BBS-3P was found to be psychometrically similar to the original BBS. The 7-item BBS-3P, compared with the original BBS, is simpler and faster to complete in either a clinical or a research setting and is recommended. |
| Relation: | Physical Therapy v.86 n.2 pp.195-204 |
| Appears in Collections: | [School of Occupational Therapy] Periodical Articles
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