@article{ref1,
title="Measuring balance in the elderly: validation of an instrument",
journal="Canadian journal of public health",
year="1992",
author="Berg, K. O. and Wood-Dauphinee, S. L. and Williams, J. I. and Maki, B.",
volume="83",
number="Suppl 2",
pages="S7-S11",
abstract="This study assessed the validity of the Balance Scale by examining: how Scale scores related to clinical judgements and self-perceptions of balance, laboratory measures of postural sway and external criteria reflecting balancing ability; if scores could predict falls in the elderly; and how they related to motor and functional performance in stroke patients. Elderly residents (N = 113) were assessed for functional performance and balance regularly over a nine-month period. Occurrence of falls was monitored for a year. Acute stroke patients (N = 70) were periodically rated for functional independence, motor performance and balance for over three months. Thirty-one elderly subjects were assessed by clinical and laboratory indicators reflecting balancing ability. The Scale correlated moderately with caregiver ratings, self-ratings and laboratory measures of sway. Differences in mean Scale scores were consistent with the use of mobility aids by elderly residents and differentiated stroke patients by location of follow-up. Balance scores predicted the occurrence of multiple falls among elderly residents and were strongly correlated with functional and motor performance in stroke patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0008-4263",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}