Open AccessReliability, Validity, and Ability to Identity Fall Status of the Berg Balance Scale, Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest in Older Adults Who Live in Nursing Homes
Author(s) -
Larissa Alamino Pereira de Viveiro,
Grace Angélica de Oliveira Gomes,
Jéssica Maria Ribeiro Bacha,
Nelson Carvas,
Marina Esteves Kallas,
M.F. Reis,
Wilson Jacob Filho,
José Eduardo Pompeu
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.0000000000000215
Subject(s) - berg balance scale , inter rater reliability , intraclass correlation , receiver operating characteristic , kappa , confidence interval , medicine , balance (ability) , physical therapy , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychometrics , rating scale , mathematics , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , power (physics) , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
In any given year, 28% to 35% of older adults experience falls. In nursing home environments, the annual rate of falls increases to 30% to 50%. Our objective was to verify and compare the reliability, validity, and ability to identify falls of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest for older adults who live in nursing homes.