Berg Balance Scale: Intrarater Test-Retest Reliability Among Older People Dependent in Activities of Daily Living and Living in Residential Care Facilities

Conradsson, Mia; Lundin-Olsson, Lillernor; Lindelöf, Nina; Littbrand, Håkan; Malmqvist, Lisa; Gustafson, Yngve; Rosendahl, Erik

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“…Interestingly, our MDC values are comparable to previous studies of BBS in stroke patients where a score difference of 7 is necessary to be 95% confident of a genuine change [34,35]. Although the 95% confidence level is the most common level in research, some authors believe that lower levels of confidence might be enough in clinical settings [29,34,36]. Hence, we also present the 90% and 80% levels of confidence to provide the clinician with more options when evaluating an individual patient's function and to pinpoint the difference of increasing statistical rigor.…”

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“…The SEM% value of the total score was below 7, which is considered small [28]. To our knowledge, there is no clear definition of acceptable MDC "cut-off" values and in addition, several different terms represent similar calculations [29][30][31]. For example, the MDC% is defined exactly the same way as the smallest real difference in percentage (SRD %) [30].…”

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Measurement properties of the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke patients (MESUPES)

Johansson

Häger

2011

Disability and Rehabilitation

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This is an accepted version of a paper published in Disability and Rehabilitation. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination.Citation for the published paper: Johansson, G., Häger, C. (2012) Methods. Forty-two stroke patients (mean age 56+12 years) were independently assessed within a 48 hours window by two raters in different pairs (total raters = 4).Results. Weighted kappa analysis indicated good to very good agreement at item level (range 0.63-0.96). The relative and absolute reliability of the total score of MESUPES (maximum 58) was high according to the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC=0.98) and the standard error of measurement (SEM=2.68). The MDC for three levels of confidence was calculated: A score change of 8, 7 and 5 is necessary for a MDC to have confidence of 95%, 90% and 80% respectively of a genuine change. Correlation between the MESUPES and M MAS was high (r s =0.87).Conclusions. The MESUPES shows high interrater reliability, and our study provides useful estimates of MDC for different levels of certainty. Additional research to confirm concurrent validity and to examine other psychometric properties of the MESUPES such as sensitivity is needed.

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Measurement properties of the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke patients (MESUPES)

Johansson

Häger

2011

Disability and Rehabilitation

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“…[3] As age advances people experience www.jmscr.igmpublication.org Impact Factor 5.84 Index Copernicus Value: 83.27 ISSN (e)-2347-176x ISSN (p) 2455-0450 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i2.158 changes in their entire body, from the CNS level up till their organ level, hence it has been found that due to aging processes balance often is impaired among geriatric population which happens to be one of the major concerns that makes them prone to falls and secondary complications of falls which can lead to high rates of morbidity and mortality, (1,2) also leads to dramatic consequences, such as dependency in activities of daily living (ADL), admission to nursing homes and fractures. Most of these factors are said to occur due to complex interactions between multiple risk factors which include muscle weakness, gait deficit, age over 80 years, visual deficits, cognitive impairments, history of falls, etc.…”

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“…[15] Intratester and intertesterreliability have been reported as high in geriatric populations. (N=10-30) (ICC= .99, [16] ICC [3,1]=.92-.96, [17] ICC= [3,3] = .98. [15] The test ret set reliability of measurements obtained from group of adults without cognitive impairments (n=844, age range of total sample [N=2,305]=69-104 years) was moderate(ICC [model not stated]= .56).…”

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Immediate Effects of Tendoachilles Stretch on Balance in Geriatric Population - An Experimental Study

Motimath¹

2017

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“…While some studies reported the relative reliability of physical performance measures among adults with dementia (Binder, Miller, & Ball, 2001;Blankevoort et al, 2010;Blankevoort et al, 2013;Conradsson et al, 2007;Lin et al, 2004;Ries, Echternach, Nof, & Gagnon, 2009;Rockwood, Awalt, Carver, & MacKnight, 2000;Suttanon et al, 2011;Tappen, Roach, Buchner, Barry, & Edelstein, 1997; V. Thomas & Hageman, 2002;van Iersel et al, 2007), most have failed to assess the absolute reliability, the measure of magnitude of change and individual variability.…”

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Measuring physical function in people with dementia: a psychometric investigation

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Dementia is a global issue, and it is a growing problem. Exercise is an effective intervention strategy for improving cognition and physical function for people of all ages, and measurement is fundamental to scientific endeavour. This thesis sits at the crossroads to these three key areas. Without appropriate psychometric justification behind the choice of measurement tools for exercise intervention studies, the validity of outcomes to suggest that exercise is beneficial for people with dementia should be called into question. This thesis aims to identify common measures of physical function, a key construct to remaining independent for people with dementia, assess their psychometric properties and determine whether such significantly different in the first trial (p<0.05), generally these differences were no longer present by the third trial (p>0.05). It was evident that the majority of our sample were able to complete the measures to standardised the protocol. In Stage Four, the previous definitions of physical function, which centre on capacity to complete complex and basic daily tasks, is appropriate for people with dementia.However, further attention should be given to the tasks most basic and central to remaining independent.The discussion focussed on three main findings from this thesis. These are; there is reasonable evidence to support the use of assessed measures, intended use should guide clinicians and researchers, and simple measures for people that have low physical and low cognitive function should be used. Implications will translate these main findings into expected consequences of this work. To my friends, mentors and family who have walked along side me throughout the course of my candidature, I cannot begin to put into words the debt of gratitude that is owed to you. For the listening ear when I could not stop talking about my thesis in the good times, for the distraction when I needed it in the not so good times, for the good coffee at all times, and for the wisdom at the right times, thank you.

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Berg Balance Scale: Intrarater Test-Retest Reliability Among Older People Dependent in Activities of Daily Living and Living in Residential Care Facilities

Cited by 176 publications

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Measurement properties of the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke patients (MESUPES)

Measurement properties of the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke patients (MESUPES)

Immediate Effects of Tendoachilles Stretch on Balance in Geriatric Population - An Experimental Study

Measuring physical function in people with dementia: a psychometric investigation

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