@article{ref1,
title="Classification of walking ability of household walkers versus community walkers based on K-BBS, gait velocity and upright motor control",
journal="European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine",
year="2014",
author="Joa, K. L. and Kwon, S. Y. and Choi, J. W. and Hong, S. E. and Kim, C. H. and Jung, H. Y.",
volume="51",
number="5",
pages="619-625",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Few guidelines are available to assist clinicians with assessment of whether a patient is a household or community walker. <br><br>AIM: To assess the Korean Berg balance scale (K--BBS) and gait velocity cut--off points of a household walker versus a community walker and evaluate which combinations of the three scales (K--BBS, upright motor control test (UMCT), and gait velocity) best assessed walking ability. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross--sectional study SETTING: Outpatient POPULATION: A total of 124 stroke patients with walking difficulty METHODS: Participants were classified into one of six walking classifications (three household walkers and three community walkers) and K--BBS, UMCT, and gait velocity were evaluated. The optimal cut--off scores for walking classification were determined based on received operator characteristic (ROC) analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: The cut--off value of K--BBS for dividing the household walker versus the community walker was 42 points. The cut--off value of gait velocity was 48 m/s for the community walker. The area under the ROC curve of the combined K--BBS and gait velocity values was larger than that of each individual scale and those of the other combined scales. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results suggest that K--BBS, gait velocity, and UMCT are useful instruments for classifying household ambulation and community ambulation. The authors recommend K--BBS as single scale and K--BBS and gait velocity as combined scales for evaluating community ambulation in stroke patients. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: In this report, we have some clinical implication.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1973-9087",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}