Test-retest reliability, smallest real difference and concurrent validity of six different balance tests on young people with mild to moderate intellectual disability

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-319

  Blomqvist, Sven ^a,c   Wester, Anita ^b   Sundelin, Gunnevi ^c   Rehn, Börje ^c  

^a Swedish Development Centre for Disability Sport   (Sweden)

^b Department of Research and Evaluation   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional reach; ICC; Intellectual disability; Postural balance; Timed up and go

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876450830     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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