Performance of high school adolescents on functional gait and balance measures
DOI
10.1097/PEP.0000000000000037
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Publication Title
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Volume
26
Issue
2
First Page
191
Last Page
199
ISSN
8985669
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the performance of high school adolescents during common functional gait and balance measures used in vestibular physical therapy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 91 participants determined their performance on the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, Dynamic Gait Index, Functional Gait Assessment, Timed "Up and Go" (TUG), Five Times Sit to Stand (FTSTS) test, tests of gait speed (GS), and the Balance Error Scoring System. In a subset of this sample, GS, TUG, and the FTSTS were repeated twice to examine test-retest reliability. RESULTS: The measures of GS, TUG, and FTSTS were normally distributed. The Activities-specific Balance Confidence, Dynamic Gait Index, and Functional Gait Assessment exhibited a ceiling effect. The timed measures exhibited moderate to good reliability. CONCLUSIONS: These performance scores may provide end points for discharge from vestibular physical therapy. However, clinicians should be aware of the ceiling effect exhibited by some measures. Copyright © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health /Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy.
Open Access
Green Accepted
Preprint
Repository Citation
Alsalaheen, B., Whitney, S., Marchetti, G., Furman, J., Kontos, A., Collins, M., & Sparto, P. (2014). Performance of high school adolescents on functional gait and balance measures. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 26 (2), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000037