Open AccessReliability and Fall Risk Detection for the BESTest and Mini-BESTest in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Eric Anson,
Elizabeth D. Thompson,
Lei Ma,
John J. Jeka
Publication year - 2019
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/jpt.0000000000000123
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , intraclass correlation , reliability (semiconductor) , population , dynamic balance , medicine , balance problems , physical medicine and rehabilitation , falls in older adults , physical therapy , poison control , injury prevention , psychometrics , clinical psychology , engineering , medical emergency , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics
Test stability and test-retest reliability have not previously been reported for either the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) or mini-BESTest (mBEST) in a population of older adults with nonspecific balance limitations. Furthermore, no criterion for identifying change greater than chance has been reported in older adults with nonspecific balance problems using either BESTest or mBEST scores. The purposes of this study were to determine test stability over time, test-retest reliability, to identify minimum detectable change for the BESTest and mBEST in a population of older adults with nonspecific balance problems. In addition, the ability of the BESTest and mBEST to identify past fallers was characterized.