When 'good' is not good enough: a retrospective Rasch analysis study of the Berg Balance Scale for persons with Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is one of the most used tools to quantify balance in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis, a population at high risk of falling.

Aim

To evaluate the measurement characteristics of the BBS in Multiple Sclerosis through Rasch analysis.

Design

Retrospective study.

Setting

Outpatients in three Italian Rehabilitation centers.

Population

Eight hundred and fourteen persons with Multiple Sclerosis able to stand independently for more than 3 s.

Methods

The sample (N = 1,220) was split into one validating (B1) and three confirmatory subsamples. Following the Rasch analysis performed on B1, the item estimates were exported and anchored to the three confirmatory subsamples. After obtaining the same final solution acro

SUBMITTER: Caselli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10318536 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature