Can activities-specific balance confidence score and non-participation in rehabilitation programs predict occurrence of falls in Parkinson's disease?
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Reliability of Pesian versions of activities-specific balance confidence scale and fall efficacy scale-international questionnaires in elderly with stroke
Introduction : Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the elderly population of the world. Fear of falling and balance disruptions are most important of side effects of a stroke leading to mental disorders in some cases. In assessing the balance issues, collecting data about the effect of the disorderon the lifestyle of the patient and perception of the disability by the handicapped seems...
متن کاملActivities-specific and Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale.
Sensitivity/specificity A cut-off score of 67% on the ABC resulted in 84% sensitivity and 87% specificity in correctly classifying fallers and non-fallers in a cross-sectional study of older people living in the community (Lajoie and Gallagher 2004). Reliability High retest reliability for the overall scale and most of the individual items has been reported in samples of community dwelling olde...
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BACKGROUND Activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale is a subjective measure of confidence in performing various ambulatory activities without falling or experiencing a sense of unsteadiness. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the ability of the Hindi version of the ABC scale (ABC-H scale) to discriminate between fallers and non-fallers and to examine its predictive validity for p...
متن کاملThe Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale.
BACKGROUND This study provides a replication of the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) and a head-to-head comparison with the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale designed to include a wider continuum of activity difficulty and more detailed item descriptors. METHODS Items for the newly developed 16-item ABC Scale were generated by 15 clinicians and 12 elderly outpatients. Psychometric ...
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Objective. To evaluate the validity of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC) in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Design. A multicentre, cross-sectional study. Setting. Six rural and urban Swedish sites, including specialized units at hospitals and primary care centers. Participants. A sample of 84 PwMS with subjective gait and balance impairment but still able to walk 100...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1877-0657
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.790