Validity and reliability of the Brazilian activities-specific balance confidence scale and determinants of balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults

: The Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale is the most used tool to quantify balance confidence, a psychological factor related to balance impairment among older adults. : To investigate the validity and reliability of the original and short versions of the Brazilian Activities-specific Bala...

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Published in:Physiotherapy theory and practice 2022-02, Vol.38 (2), p.345-354
Main Authors: Freitas, Raysa Medeiros, Ribeiro, Karyna Figueiredo, Barbosa, Juliana De Souza, Gomes, Cristiano Dos Santos, Deshpande, Nandini, Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls
Aged
Fear
Humans
Independent Living
Postural Balance
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:: The Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale is the most used tool to quantify balance confidence, a psychological factor related to balance impairment among older adults. : To investigate the validity and reliability of the original and short versions of the Brazilian Activities-specific Balance Confidence scales, to determine cutoff points for balance impairments and to identify the determinants of balance confidence of community-dwelling older adults. : The validity of both versions of the scales was verified by correlating its results with postural balance, fear of falling and mobility (n = 105). Both scales were administered with a 30 min (interrater reliability, n = 158) and 1-week intervals (intrarater reliability, n = 105). Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to determine the cutoff points, and linear regression was applied to identify the determinants of balance confidence. : The Brazilian versions of the scale correlated to postural balance, fear of falling and mobility (
ISSN:0959-3985
1532-5040
DOI:10.1080/09593985.2020.1747122