Reliability and validity of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) in people with subacute stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) is a new clinical balance assessment tool, but it has never been validated in patients with subacute stroke.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the BESTest in patients with subacute stroke.

Design

This was an observational reliability and validity study.

Methods

Twelve patients participated in the interrater and intrarater reliability study. Convergent validity was investigated in 70 patients using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS), Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CB&M), and Mini-BESTest. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to calculate the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the BESTest, M

SUBMITTER: Chinsongkram B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6281049 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature