Berg Balance Scale

To measure balance in 14 activities performed in standing

Authors: Berg, K., Wood-Dauphinee, S., Williams, J.I., Gayton, D.  Age-Range: Adults
Staff-completed assessment scale of ability to maintain balance, either statically or while performing various functional movements, to help make decisions about the patients mobility and level of care needed. Comprises 14 observable tasks common to everyday life measured on a 5 point ordinal scale. Maximum score 56, a higher score reflects better balance; score of 45 required for independent safe ambulation
Publisher:

The Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research
Brown University
Box G-B213
171 Meeting Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
401-8630-1560

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