The CONFbal scale: a measure of balance confidence-a key outcome of rehabilitation

Physiotherapy

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-109

  Simpson, Janet M ^a   Worsfold, Christian ^a   Fisher, Keren D ^b   Valentine, John D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance confidence; Falls efficacy; Older people; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONFBAL SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FALLING; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARDIZATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 70149113211     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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