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Global Advanced Research Journal
of Medicine and Medical Sciences
July 2012 Vol. 1(6), pp. 139-144
Copyright © 2012 Global Advanced
Research Journals
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Test-retest
reliability of short form of berg balance scale in
elderly people
Karthikeyan G.1, Shamim. G. Sheikh2
and Purushotham Chippala3
1Associate
professor, Srinivas collage of physiotherapy and
research center, Mangalore.
2Physiotherapist,
Srinivas College of Physiotherapy and Research
Center, Mangalore, India.
3Assistant
Professor, Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy,
Mangalore, India.
*Corresponding author E-mail:
gkarthispt@yahoo.co.in
Accepted 28 June, 2012
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Falls
and fall-induced injuries in elderly people are a
serious public health concern in contemporary
societies with aging populations. Research has
shown impaired balance to be a major factor
associated with falls. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
was originally developed to assess balance
performance in geriatric persons or geriatric
patients. It has shown high reliability and
validity, but it takes more time to complete.
So to simplify and to improve its utility, SFBBS was
developed which include 7 best items from original
BBS. The SFBBS was found to feature psychometric
properties similar to those of the original BBS. Still
no reliability study has been found in elder people.
So the purpose of this
study is to examine the test-retest reliability of
SFBBS scores among elder people. This is a
cross-sectional study which includes 76 normal elder
people (25 male and 51 female) of 65 years and above
age. The participants were screened for the
inclusion and exclusion criteria. An informed
consent was taken from the participants prior to the
study. SFBBS is administered twice by the same
assessor initially then after the 1 week retest will
be done at a same time 1+ hour of 1st
occasion by the same rater. The test-retest
reliability of the short form of berg balance scale
was calculated using ICC values. Results shows
there is a good test-retest reliability (ICC=0.95)
of SFBBS in elder people. From this study we
conclude that the short form of berg balance scale
is a reliable test for Balance evaluation in elder
population.
Keywords:
Balance, Short Form of Berg Balance Scale,
Test-Retest Reliability, Fall Assessment.
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