@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of the psychometric properties of two balance scales in children with cerebral palsy",
journal="Journal of physical therapy science",
year="2016",
author="Jeon, Yong-Jin and Kim, Gyoung-Mo",
volume="28",
number="12",
pages="3432-3434",
abstract="[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the item difficulty degree between the Pediatric Balance Scale and Fullerton Advanced Balance scale for children with cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] Forty children with cerebral palsy (male=17, female=23) voluntarily participated in the study. Item difficulty was expressed in the Rasch analysis using a logit value, with a higher value indicative of increasing item difficulty. [Results] Among the 24 items of the combined Pediatric Balance Scale and Fullerton Advanced Balance scale, the most difficult item was &quot;Walk with head turns&quot;, whereas, the easiest item was &quot;Sitting with back unsupported and feet supported on the floor&quot;. Among the 14 items of the Pediatric Balance Scale, 9 items (item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 12) had negative logit values, whereas for the Fullerton Advanced Balance scale, only 1 item (item 1) had a negative logit value. [Conclusion] The Fullerton Advanced Balance scale is a more appropriate tool to assess balance ability than the Pediatric Balance Scale in in a group of higher functioning children with cerebral palsy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0915-5287",
doi="10.1589/jpts.28.3432",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.3432"
}