| The Korean Version of Berg Balance Scale as an Index of Activity Related to Ambulation in Subjects with Stroke. |
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Lee, Jae Jun , Lee, Hoon Jae , Park, Jin Hee , Han, Eun Young , Kim, Myung Jong , Jung, Han Young |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Korea. rmjung@inha.ac.kr
2Department of Social Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Korea. |
| 뇌졸중 환자에서 보행관련 활동평가척도로서의 한글판 버그균형검사 |
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이재준, 이훈재1, 박진희, 한은영, 김명종, 정한영 |
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인하대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1사회의학교실 |
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| 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. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2007; 31: 400-403) |
| Key Words:
Korean version of Berg balance scale, Ambulation, Stroke |
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