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KMID : 0361420070310040400
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2007 Volume.31 No. 4 p.400 ~ p.403
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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
Jung Han-Young
Park Jin-Hee
Lee Hoon-Jae
Han Eun-Young
Kim Myung-Jong
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Korean version of Berg balance, Ambulation, Stroke
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