Feasibility and outcomes of the Berg Balance Scale in older adults with intellectual disabilities
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and reliability of the modified Berg Balance Scale (mBBS) in persons with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (severe multiple disabilities, SMD) assigned Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) grades I and II. METHOD Thirty-nine participants with SMD and GMFCS grades I and II performed the mBBS twice wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Geriatric Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1878-7649
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.07.167