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Reliability of the Japanese version of the Berg balance scale.
Title: | Reliability of the Japanese version of the Berg balance scale. |
Authors: | Matsushima, Masaaki Browse this author | Yabe, Ichiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB | Uwatoko, Hisashi Browse this author | Shirai, Sinichi Browse this author | Hirotani, Makoto Browse this author →KAKEN DB | Sasaki, Hidenao Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
Keywords: | Berg balance scale | balance disturbance | intraclass correlation coefficient | Cronbach's α coefficient |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | 日本内科学会 |
Journal Title: | Internal medicine |
Volume: | 53 |
Issue: | 15 |
Start Page: | 1621 |
End Page: | 1624 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2662 |
PMID: | 25088873 |
Abstract: | Objective: The Japanese translation of the Berg balance scale (BBS) has previously been published; however, its reliability has not yet been validated. This study aimed to evaluate its reliability.
Methods: Patients took the BBS test three times; two neurologists monitored the results. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficients were calculated, and the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability were determined.
Patients: Thirty-three patients with balance disturbance were recruited.
Results: The study participants included 15 men and 18 women with a mean age of 62.8 years (SD, 14.8). For the total BBS score, the inter-rater ICC and Cronbach's α coefficient were 0.9337 and 0.9493, respectively, while the intra-rater ICC and Cronbach's α coefficient were 0.9772 and 0.9416, respectively. Most items had a relatively high ICC. The Cronbach's α coefficients were more than 0.9 for all items.
Conclusion: The Japanese version of the BBS was found to have a high inter-rater and intra-rater reliability and internal consistency. |
Rights: | 著作権は、日本内科学会に帰属します |
Type: | article (author version) |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/57001 |
Appears in Collections: | 医学院・医学研究院 (Graduate School of Medicine / Faculty of Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 松島 理明
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