Affiliation:
1. Physical Therapy Division, Department of Rehabilitation, Numata Neurosurgery and Cardiovascular Hospital, Gumma, Japan
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Brief-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Brief-BESTest) has the potential to be used effectively for interventions on specific balance components. However, it has not been utilized for acute stroke cases. OBJECTIVE: This study determined the characteristics of the distribution of the Brief-BESTest scores of patients who suffered acute stroke and examined its relationship with physical function and activities of daily living ability. METHODS: The Brief-BESTest, sub-items of Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS), and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) were conducted among 41 hospitalized acute stroke patients (71.3±9.5 years, 32 males). The skewness of the Brief-BESTest and Spearman’s rank correlation (ρ) between Brief-BESTest, SIAS, and FIM were analyzed. RESULTS: The skewness of the total score of the Brief-BESTest was -0.038. There were no ceiling or floor effects. The total score of the Brief-BESTest had a weak positive correlation with the SIAS lower extremity motor function (ρ= 0.457) and muscle tone (ρ= 0.374), and the total score on FIM (ρ= 0.365). Each sub-item of the Brief-BESTest was associated with different physical functions. CONCLUSIONS: The Brief-BESTest was unaffected by floor and ceiling functions among hospitalized acute stroke patients, and different physical functions were associated with each balance component.
Subject
Neurology (clinical),Rehabilitation,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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