Feasibility and reliability of the modified Berg Balance Scale in persons with severe intellectual and visual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-301

  Waninge, A ^a,b   Van Wijck, R ^c   Steenbergen, B ^d   Van Der Schans, C P ^a  

^a HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b Royal Dutch Visio ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balance; Locomotor assessment; Locomotor skills; Severe intellectual disabilities; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 79951536245     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01358.x     Document Type: Article

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