The Balance Intensity Scales for Therapists and Exercisers Measure Balance Exercise Intensity in Older Adults: Initial Validation Using Rasch Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Balance Intensity Scales (BIS) have been developed to measure the intensity of balance exercise in older adults.

Objective

The objective was to determine whether the BIS for therapists (BIS-T) and for exercisers (BIS-E) are unidimensional measures of balance exercise intensity, able to be refined using the Rasch model into a hierarchical item order, and appropriately targeted for the older adult population with a variety of diagnoses in a range of exercise testing settings.

Design

This was a scale development study using a pragmatic mixed-methods approach.

Methods

Older adult exercisers (n = 108) and their therapists (n = 33) were recruited from a large metropolitan health service and rated balance exercise tasks on the BIS-T and BIS-E in a singl

SUBMITTER: Farlie MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821236 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature