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Title: | Validity and Relative Ability of 4 Balance Tests to Identify Fall Status of Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes |
Author: | Marques, Alda Silva, Alexandre Oliveira, Ana Cruz, Joana Machado, Ana Jácome, Cristina |
Keywords: | Balance Type 2 diabetes Older people |
Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2017 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
Abstract: | The Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), the Mini-BESTest, and the Brief-BESTest are useful tests to assess balance; however, their clinimetric properties have not been studied well in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study compared the validity and relative ability of the BBS, BESTest, Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest to identify fall status in older adults with T2D. METHODS: This study involved a cross-sectional design. Sixty-six older adults with T2D (75 ± 7.6 years) were included and asked to report the number of falls during the previous 12 months and to complete the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale. The BBS and the BESTest were administered, and the Mini-BESTest and Brief-BESTest scores were computed based on the BESTest performance. Receiver operating characteristics were used to assess the ability of each balance test to differentiate between participants with and without a history of falls. RESULTS: The 4 balance tests were able to identify fall status (areas under the curve = 0.74-0.76), with similar sensitivity (60%-67%) and specificity (71%-76%). CONCLUSIONS: The 4 balance tests were able to differentiate between older adults with T2D with and without a history of falls. As the BBS and the BESTest require longer application time, the Brief-BESTest may be an appropriate choice to use in clinical practice to detect fall risk. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22153 |
DOI: | 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000109 |
ISSN: | 1539-8412 |
Appears in Collections: | Lab3R - Artigos |
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