Test-retest reliability of the berg balance scale for elderly adult

Lee, Ai Choo

Abstract

Balance significant for keeping up postural harmony and along these lines for the shirking of falls. Ageing may influence the central nervous system and neuromuscular system properties prompting deficiencies in equalization and step execution. The motivation behind this investigation was to assess the test-retest reliability of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) used to look at equalization in elderly adult. Twenty healthy volunteer elderly adult (age 62–91) were incorporated three males and 17 females into the examination. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was assessed twice by a similar assessor. Each volunteer played out the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) succession in random request around the same time and after two days. The test-retest reliability assessments were made at roughly a similar time of day. The mean age in years of the participants was 71.9. The test-retest reliability for the BBS was excellent Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC = 0.994). The BBS is a reliable and valid scale to be utilized in balance assessment of elderly adult.

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