Feasibility and outcomes of the Berg Balance Scale in older adults with intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2743-2752

  Oppewal, Alyt ^a   Hilgenkamp, Thessa I M ^a,b   van Wijck, Ruud ^c   Evenhuis, Heleen M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Abrona ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balance capacities; Berg Balance Scale; Feasibility; Intellectual disabilities; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHEELCHAIR;

BALANCE CAPACITIES; BERG BALANCE SCALE; FEASIBILITY; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; OLDER ADULTS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84879400906     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.05.040     Document Type: Article

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