Validity and Reliability of the Swedish Version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in People with Chronic Stroke

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...

validity and reliability of persian version of activities-specific balance confidence scale in patients with multiple sclerosis

background and aim: multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of demyelinating lesions in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. one of the most debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (ms) patients is impaired balance. thus in people with ms, collecting information about the impact of impaired balance on life style and the disability which is being perceived by the patient is e...

persian translation and test-retest reliability of the activities-specific balance confidence scale in iranian chronic stroke

introduction: falling is a common problem after stroke that occurs following the physical and psychological problems. psychological factors such as reduce of self-efficacy in maintain balance could have an equal or even greater contribution than physical problems in falling. therefore, having a suitable tool with acceptable repeatability seems to be necessary for evaluation of individual confid...

Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Lawton Instru-mental Activities of Daily Living Scale in Patients with Dementia

construction and validation of the translation teacher competency test and the scale of students’ perceptions of translation teachers

the major purpose of this study was to develop the translation teacher competency test (ttct) and examine its construct and predictive validity. the present study was conducted in two phases: a qualitative phase as well as a quantitative phase. in the first phase of the study, the author attempted to find out the major areas of competency required for an academic translation teacher. the second...