Sensitivity to Change and Responsiveness of the Original and the Shortened Version of the Community Balance and Mobility Scale for Young Seniors
Gordt, Katharina; Nerz, Corinna; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Taraldsen, Kristin; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Becker, Clemens; Schwenk, Michael
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Originalversjon
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2021, 102 (11), 2102-2108. 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.03.036Sammendrag
Objective
To examine sensitivity to change and responsiveness of the Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CBM) and shortened CBM (s-CBM).
Design
Secondary analysis using data of a randomized controlled trial.
Setting
General community.
Participants
Young community-dwelling seniors aged 61-70 years (N=134; mean age, 66.2±2.5y).
Interventions
Participants underwent 12 months of exercise intervention.
Main Outcome Measures
CBM and s-CBM. Sensitivity to change was assessed using standardized response mean (SRM) and paired t tests as appropriate. Responsiveness was assessed using 2 minimal important difference (MID) estimates. Analyses were conducted for the full sample and for the subgroups “high-balance” and “low-balance,” divided by median split.
Results
Inferential statistics revealed a significant CBM (P<.001) and s-CBM (P<.001) improvement within the full sample and the subgroups (high-balance: P=.001, P=.019; low-balance: P<.001, P<.001). CBM and s-CBM were moderately sensitive to change (SRM, 0.48 vs 0.38) within the full sample. In the high-balance subgroup, moderate SRM values (0.70) were found for the CBM and small values for the s-CBM (0.29). In the low-balance subgroup, moderate SRM values were found for the CBM (0.67) and high values for the s-CBM (0.80). For the full sample, CBM and s-CBM exceeded the lower but not the higher MID value. In the high-balance subgroup, the CBM exceeded both MID values, but the s-CBM exceeded only the lower. In the low-balance subgroup, CBM and s-CBM exceeded both MID values.
Conclusions
The CBM is a suitable tool to detect intervention-related changes of balance and mobility in young, high-performing seniors. Both versions of the CBM scale show good sensitivity to change and responsiveness, particularly in young seniors with low balance.