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dc.contributor.authorSaso, Adam
dc.contributor.authorMoe-Nilssen, Rolf
dc.contributor.authorGunnes, Mari
dc.contributor.authorAskim, Torunn
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-07T06:15:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-22T11:15:52Z
dc.date.available2016-06-07T06:15:46Z
dc.date.available2016-06-22T11:15:52Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-02
dc.identifier.citationPhysiotherapy Theory and Practice 2016, 32(4):251-261nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1532-5040
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2393656
dc.description.abstractThe Berg Balance Scale (BBS) has previously shown good measurement properties. However, its ability to detect important change in patients early after stroke is still unknown. The purpose of the present study was to determine the minimal important change (MIC) and its relation to the minimal detectable change (MDC) for BBS in patients early after stroke. This prospective follow-up study included patients within the first 2 weeks after onset of stroke. The BBS, Barthel Index, and Scandinavian Stroke Scale were obtained at inclusion and 1 month later. At the follow-up assessment, the Patient Global Impression of Change was obtained. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to calculate the cut-off value for the MIC. Fifty-two patients (mean age of 78.7, SD 8.5 years) were included. All measures showed a significant improvement from baseline to follow-up. The ROC analysis identified a MIC of ≥6 BBS points, while the MDC was 5.97 BBS points at the 80% confidence level. This study shows that a change of 6 BBS point or more can be considered an important change for patients in the sub-acute phase after stroke, which also represents an 80% probability of exceeding the measurement error. A total of 80% of unchanged patients would display random fluctuations within the bounds of MDC80, while 20% of unchanged patients would exceed MDC80.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisnb_NO
dc.titleResponsiveness of the Berg Balance Scale in patients early after strokenb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.date.updated2016-06-07T06:15:46Z
dc.source.pagenumber251-261nb_NO
dc.source.volume32nb_NO
dc.source.journalPhysiotherapy Theory and Practicenb_NO
dc.source.issue4nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/09593985.2016.1138347
dc.identifier.cristin1359517
dc.description.localcodeThis document is the unedited Author's version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: An International Journal of Physical Therapy copyright © Taylor & Francis after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09593985.2016.1138347. Locked until 02 june 2016 due to copyright restrictionsnb_NO


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