The accuracy of individual berg balance scale items compared with the total berg score for classifying people with chronic stroke according to fall history

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-143

  Alzayer, Lamia ^a   Beninato, Marianne ^b   Portney, Leslie G ^b  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Berg Balance Scale; Diagnostic tests; Falls; Stroke; Test and measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 70349151811     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e3181b51307     Document Type: Article

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