@article{ref1,
title="Effect of leg selection on the Berg Balance Scale scores of hemiparetic stroke survivors: A cross sectional study",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2015",
author="Kwong, Patrick W. H. and Ng, Shamay S. M. and Liu, T. W. and Chung, Raymond C. K. and Ng, Gabriel Y. F.",
volume="97",
number="4",
pages="545-551",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine whether selection of the non-paretic or paretic leg as the weight-bearing leg in items 13 'standing unsupported one foot in front' and item 14 'standing on one leg' of BBS will influence the item scores, and thus the total score. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross sectional study. SETTING: University-based rehabilitation laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-three community dwelling people with chronic stroke (aged ≥ 50) INTERVENTIONS: None MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Berg Balance Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: The four BBS total scores ranged from 48.4 to 50.7. The total score was significantly lower when a participant was asked to step forward with the non-paretic leg in item 13, and stand on the paretic leg in item 14. Fewer participants received a maximum score with the BBS1 formulation than the others. In addition, the correlations with walking speed and ABC scores were greatest with the BBS1 score. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that BBS1 was the most challenging formulation for our participants; this might serve to minimize the BBS's ceiling effect. These findings provide a rationale for amending the BBS administration guidelines with the BBS1 formulation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2015.11.017",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.11.017"
}