Predicting Value of Nine-Item Berg Balance Scale Among the Aged: A 3-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study



: Hohtari-Kivimaki U, Salminen M, Vahlberg T, Kivela SL

Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

: 2016

: Experimental Aging Research

: EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH

: EXP AGING RES

: 42

: 6

: 151

: 160

: 10

: 0361-073X

: 1096-4657

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2016.1132881


Conclusion: BBS-9 with a cutoff score of 32/33 is an applicable tool for predicting risk of falls among the community-dwelling aged. Future studies are needed to assess the predicting value of BBS-9 among different age groups in the elderly population.


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