Towards objective evaluation of balance in the elderly: Validity and reliability of a measurement instrument applied to the Tinetti test

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-72

  Panella, Lorenzo ^a   Tinelli, Carmine ^b   Buizza, Angelo ^c   Lombardi, Remo ^c   Gandolfi, Roberto ^c  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balance; Objective measurement; Receiver operating characteristics; Tinetti balance scale; Validation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ITEM SCALE CORRELATION; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; TINETTI BALANCE SCALE;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39349105302     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e3282f28f38     Document Type: Article

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