Medication improves balance and complex gait performance in Parkinson disease

McNeely, Marie E.; Duncan, Ryan P.; Earhart, Gammon M.

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.02.009

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“…A moderate association between the ABC scale and other measures of balance has been shown previously in communitydwelling elderly (r = 0.54) [21]. Our results are also in line with research describing the relationship between the BESTest and the ABC scale in a variety of clinical populations (r = 0.69) [4] and with work showing a similar association (r = 0.66) between scores on the mini-BESTest and ABC scale in people with Parkinson's disease [22].…”

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confidence: 92%

Construct validity of the BESTest, mini-BESTest and briefBESTest in adults aged 50 years and older

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Construct validity of the BESTest, mini-BESTest and briefBESTest in adults aged 50 years and older

et al. 2015

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“…Literature points out that these problems are expected to be associated with the risk of falls, and this study reinforces findings (16)(17)19) that can determine serious consequences, including death.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Patients with Parkinson's disease presented high risk for falls. One study has shown that gait and balance are impaired in patients with Parkinson's, which can lead to severe falls and injuries (17) . Another study showed that these patients also present this type of risk, therefore, they should be referred to early postural rehabilitation in order to improve gait and accordingly prevent falls (18) .…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors associated with the risk of falls in hospitalized adult patients

Bittencourt

Graube

Stumm

et al. 2017

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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OBJECTIVE Analyzing factors related to the risk of falls in hospitalized adult patients. METHOD A cross-sectional, analytical and quantitative study, developed in Clinical and Surgical Hospitalization Units from June to August 2015. Data collection instruments were sociodemographic and clinical forms, and the Morse Scale. Data were obtained with the patients and from medical records. Absolute and relative frequencies were used in the univariate statistical analysis, and chi-square test in the bivariate analysis. RESULTS 612 patients participated in the study. An association (p<0.001) was found between the high risk of falls and clinical neurological hospitalization, surgical trauma (hospitalization) and comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, systemic arterial hypertension, visual impairment, vertigo and fear of falling. CONCLUSION An association between the risk of falls was found due to hospitalization, comorbidities and intrinsic factors. Regarding extrinsic factors, an association between mats/carpets and risk of falls was found. No association between the risk of falls with other extrinsic factors was found.

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“…Most of the selected papers (N = 19, 79%) focused on patients affected by neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (Duncan et al, 2011;Leddy et al, 2011;Bergström et al, 2012;Duncan and Earhart, 2012;King et al, 2012;McNeely et al, 2012;Duncan et al, 2013;Mak and Auyeung, 2013;Maia et al, 2013;Combs et al, 2014;Löfgren et al, 2014;Schlenstedt et al, 2015), subacute (Chinsongkram et al, 2014) or chronic (Bergström et al, 2012;Tsang et al, 2013) poststroke, and other miscellaneous neurological diagnoses (Franchignoni et al, 2010;Padgett et al, 2012;Godi et al, 2013;Franchignoni et al, 2015). The remaining studies included aged cancer survivors (Huang et al, 2015), patients with knee arthroplasty (Chan and Pang, 2015), and healthy individuals (Maia et al, 2013;O'Hoski et al, 2014;O'Hoski et al, 2015;Yingyongyudha et al, 2015).…”

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The Mini-BESTest: a review of psychometric properties

Carlo

Bravini

Vercelli

et al. 2016

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

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The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) has been identified as the most comprehensive balance measure for community-dwelling adults and elderly individuals. It can be used to assess balance impairments in several other conditions, mainly Parkinson's disease and stroke. Despite increasing use of the Mini-BESTest since it was first published 5 years ago, no systematic review synthesizing its psychometric properties is available. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive review of the psychometric properties of the Mini-BESTest when administered to patients with balance deficits because of different diseases. A literature search was performed on articles published before July 2015 in journals indexed by MEDLINE and Scopus databases. The search produced 98 papers, 24 of which fulfilled the inclusion criteria for this review. Most papers (n=19) focused on patients affected by neurological diseases, mainly Parkinson's disease. In 21 papers, the psychometric characteristics were analyzed using Classical Test Theory methods and in only three papers was Rasch analysis carried out. This review shows the interest of researchers in the Mini-BESTest despite the short time frame since its first publication. The Mini-BESTest is used widely in both clinical practice and research. The results support the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of this instrument and it can be considered a standard balance measure. However, it would be valuable to learn more about how this scale performs in different diseases causing balance deficits and to better define the minimal clinically important difference for each disease.

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Medication improves balance and complex gait performance in Parkinson disease

Cited by 73 publications

References 29 publications

Construct validity of the BESTest, mini-BESTest and briefBESTest in adults aged 50 years and older

Construct validity of the BESTest, mini-BESTest and briefBESTest in adults aged 50 years and older

Factors associated with the risk of falls in hospitalized adult patients

The Mini-BESTest: a review of psychometric properties

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