Open AccessAre Measures Employed in the Assessment of Balance Useful for Detecting Differences among Groups that Vary by Age and Disease State?
Author(s) -
Sandra S. Brotherton,
Harriet G. Williams,
Joyce L. Gossard,
James R. Hussey,
Bruce A. McClenaghan,
Paul D. Eleazer
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/00139143-200504000-00003
Subject(s) - berg balance scale , balance (ability) , analysis of variance , psychology , grip strength , disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , age groups , young adult , gerontology , medicine , demography , sociology
This study explored the usefulness of measures commonly employed in the examination of persons with balance impairment to discriminate between performances of young and older adults and older adults with and without neurological disease.