Reliability of clinical balance tests and subjective ratings in dizziness and disequilibrium.

The aim was to assess (i) the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of, and (ii) the relationships between, commonly used clinical balance tests and subjective ratings in subjects with dizziness and disequilibrium. Fifty subjects (26 men and 24 women, mean age 63 years) with dizziness and disequil...

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Publicado en:Advances in Physiotherapy Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 96 - 108
Autores principales: Kammerlind A, Larsson PB, Ledin T, Skargren E
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2005
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          Ledin T
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        affil: Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Health and Society, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; ankam@ihs.liu.se
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          Dizziness
          Balance, Postural Evaluation
          Visual Analog Scaling
          Scales
          Exercise Test
          Psychological Tests
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Evaluation Research
          Questionnaires
          Interrater Reliability
          Test-Retest Reliability
          Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
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          Adult: 19-44 years
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      ab: The aim was to assess (i) the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of, and (ii) the relationships between, commonly used clinical balance tests and subjective ratings in subjects with dizziness and disequilibrium. Fifty subjects (26 men and 24 women, mean age 63 years) with dizziness and disequilibrium following acute unilateral vestibular loss or central neurological dysfunction were tested with static and dynamic clinical balance tests, visual analogue scales (VAS), University of California Los Angeles Dizziness Questionnaire (UCLA-DQ), Dizziness Beliefs Scale (DBS), European Quality of Life questionnaire (EQ-5D), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Most tests showed good testâretest and inter-rater reliability. Few correlations were seen between objective and subjective tests, but several correlations were found between the different subjective instruments. Sharpened Romberg's test eyes closed, standing on foam eyes closed, standing on one leg eyes open and walking in a figure-of-eight are recommended as reliable and appropriate clinical balance tests in subjects with dizziness and disequilibrium. Subjects with central lesions may have difficulties when rating their symptoms on VAS. Total scores rather than scores for separate items are recommended for UCLA-DQ and DHI.
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