![]() (Legters et al 2005 n = 137 adults diagnosed with peripheral vestibular disorder mean age 60.8 years) Excellent correlation between the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and the ABC Scale ( r = 0.636, p (Horak et al., 2009 n = 22 subjects with and without balance disorders including vestibular (5), PD (3), and peripheral neuroopathy mean age = 63 (10) years, Vestibular Disorders) Whereas, moderate ABC scores (50 - 80%) were not significantly associated with reduced fall risk (OR= 0.10, CI 0.01, 1.29 p = 0.078)ĪBC Item and Total Score Descriptive Data: PD fallers significantly lower ABC scores (p 80 signif associated with lower falls risk (after accounting for age, gender, disease duration, depression) OR=0.06, CI = 0.01, 0.65, p = 0.02.(Bello Haas et al identifies scale best at distinguishing stage 1 from stage 3 since only that reached significance at p = 0.007) Controls (sensitivity = 96% specificity = 96%) those with Parkinson Disease (sensitivity = 97% specificity = 32%) Distinguish high level gait disorders (HLGD) vs.Control group (sensitivity = 58% specificity = 96%) Distinguish those with Parkinson Disease vs.Poor to Adequate Correlation ABC and other clinical measures Excellent inverse correlation between ABC score with the UPDRS-Posture & Gait (PG) score (r = −0.661, P Adequate correlation between ABC score and knee muscle strength (r = 0.301,P = 0.029).Recurrent fallers had higher HY stage (p Previous fall history, UPDRS-motor score and ABC score accurately predict recurrent falls (prospective 12 mo) based on regression analysis (accuracy = 87%, sensitivity = 93% and specificity = 86%).Regression analysis: Most significant predictor of recurrent falls was 1) fall history (F = 32.57 p (Mak & Pang, 2009 n = 70 with idiopathic PD, 32 reporting 1 or more falls in 12 months Mean age nonfallers = 62.6 (7.8) and fallers = 64.1 (6.9) mean duration of disease nonfallers = 7.2 (4.2) and fallers = 9.4 (5.3) HY stage of Nonfallers = 2.8 (0.5) and fallers mean 3.0 (0.3) MMSE > 23) Excellent correlation between ABC score and Timed Up & Go Test (TUG) ( r = 0.698, p Excellent correlation between ABC score and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) ( r = 0.752, p (Hatch et al., 2003 n = 50 community dwelling elderly people mean age = 81.7 (6.7) years, Community-Dwelling Elderly) Excellent correlation between ABC and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire (FFABQ) ( r= -0.678, p ![]() (Landers et al., 2011 Part 1, questionnaire development: n = 39 residents of an assisted living facility mean age = 85.03 (5.1) years Part 2, psychometric testing n = 63 community dwelling individuals with varying health conditions mean age = 72.2 (7.2) years, Community-Dwelling Elderly) Excellent correlation between ABC-S and ABC Scale ( r = 0.94, p (Filiatrault et al., 2007 n = 200 community dwelling seniors involved in an effectiveness study of a falls prevention program mean age = 73.0 (7.4) years, Community-Dwelling Elderly) Adequate correlation between ABC score and Functional Gait Assessment ( r = 0.53, p (Wrisley et al., 2010 n = 35 community dwelling older adults mean age = 72.9 (7.8) years, Community-Dwelling Elderly) Is additional research warranted for this tool (Y/N) Students should be exposed to tool? (Y/N)Īppropriate for use in intervention research studies? (Y/N) Students should learn to administer this tool? (Y/N) Recommendations for entry-level physical therapy education and use in research: Recommendations based on vestibular diagnosisīenign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Recommendations based on EDSS Classification: Recommendations for use based on ambulatory status after brain injury: Recommendations based on SCI AIS Classification: Recommendations based on level of care in which the assessment is taken: Recommendations Based on Parkinson Disease Hoehn and Yahr stage: Recommendations for use based on acuity level of the patient: Reasonable to use, but limited study in target group / Unable to Recommend These recommendations were developed by a panel of research and clinical experts using a modified Delphi process.įor detailed information about how recommendations were made, please visit: Recommendations for use of the instrument from the Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Multiple Sclerosis Taskforce (MSEDGE), Parkinson’s Taskforce (PD EDGE), Spinal Cord Injury Taskforce (PD EDGE), Stroke Taskforce (StrokEDGE), Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce (TBI EDGE), and Vestibular Taskforce (Vestibular EDGE) are listed below.
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