The Korean Version of Berg Balance Scale as an Index of Activity Related to Ambulation in Subjects with Stroke.
- Author:
Jae Jun LEE
1
;
Hoon Jae LEE
;
Jin Hee PARK
;
Eun Young HAN
;
Myung Jong KIM
;
Han Young JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Korea. rmjung@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Korean version of Berg balance scale;
Ambulation;
Stroke
- MeSH:
Canes;
Gait;
Humans;
ROC Curve;
Stroke*;
Walking*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2007;31(4):400-403
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical usefulness of the Korean version of Berg balance scale (K-BBS) by obtaining the cutoff value for the activities related to ambulation in subjects with stroke. METHOD: We measured the K-BBS and checked the activities related to ambulation in 52 subjects with stroke every other week. The activities related to ambulation were composed of 4 stages, including independent sitting, independent sit to stand, independent gait with Q (quad) cane and independent gait without any assistance. Data were analyzed by ROC (Receiver operating characteristic) curve technique to obtain each cutoff value of the K-BBS representing for the individual activities. RESULTS: The ROC analysis showed that each activity matched the following cutoff values: independent sitting, 5; independent sit to stand, 18; independent gait with Q cane, 25; and independent gait without any assistance, 34. CONCLUSION: The K-BBS would be a useful instrument to tell the degrees of the activities related to ambulation and the cutoff values could be helpful for judging the assistance level for ambulation in patients with stroke.
