Validity and reliability of Persian version of activities-specific balance confidence scale in patients with multiple sclerosis
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of demyelinating lesions in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. One of the most debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is impaired balance. Thus in people with MS, collecting information about the impact of impaired balance on life style and the disability which is being perceived by the patient is essential and its information cannot solely be achieved through any of balance and functional tests. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of Persian version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC-P) scale in patients with MS.
Methods: A hundred and sixty two patients aged between 20 to 50 years old with MS disorder were examined. To analyze the data, Lawshe method, content validity ratio (CVR), content validity index (CVI), test-retest reliability, and internal consistency reliability were utilized.
Results: Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.93, 0.97, 0.96 and 0.97, respectively.
Conclusion: ABC-P scale has essential validity and reliability in people who are suffering from multiple sclerosis among Iranian society.
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2. Nakahara J, Maeda M, Aiso S, Suzuki N. Current concepts in multiple sclerosis: autoimmunity versus oligo-dendrogliopathy. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2012;42(1):26-34.
3. Kingwell E, Marriott JJ, Jetté N, Pringsheim T, Makhani N, Morrow SA, et al. Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review. BMC Neurol. 2013;13:128.
4. Schapiro RT. Managing symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Neurol Clin. 2005;23(1):177-87.
5. Moghtaderi A, Rakhshanizadeh F, Shahraki-Ibrahimi S. Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in southeastern Iran. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013;115(3):304-8.
6. Porosińska A, Pierzchała K, Mentel M, Karpe J. Evaluation of postural balance control in patients with multiple sclerosis - effect of different sensory conditions and arithmetic task execution. A pilot study. Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2010;44(1):35-42.
7. Ramagopalan SV, Sadovnick AD. Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis. Neurol Clin. 2011;29(2):207-17.
8. Williams NP, Roland PS, Yellin W. Vestibular evaluation in patients with early multiple sclerosis. Am J Otol. 1997;18(1):93-100.
9. Compston A, Coles A. Multiple sclerosis. Lancet. 372(9648):1502-17.
10. Gill-Body KM, Beninato M, Krebs DE. Relationship among balance impairments, functional performance, and disability in people with peripheral vestibular hypo¬function. Phys Ther. 2000;80(8):748-58.
11. Hellström K, Nilsson L, Fugl-Meyer AR. Relationship of confidence in task performance with balance and motor function after stroke. Physiother Theory Pract. 2001;17(2):55-65.
12. Hassan H, Zarrinkoob H, Jafarzadeh S, Akbarzadeh Baghban A. Psychometric evaluation of persian version of activities-specific balance confidence scale for elderly persians. Aud Vest Res. 2015;24(2):4-13.
13. Kanekar N, Aruin AS. The role of clinical and ins¬trumented outcome measures in balance control of indi¬viduals with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Int. 2013;2013:190162.
14. Jang SN, Cho SI, Ou SW, Lee ES, Baik HW. The validity and reliability of korean fall efficacy scale(FES) and activities-specific balance confidence scale (ABC). J Korean Geriatr Soc. 2003;7(4):255-68.
15. Mak MK, Lau AL, Law FS, Cheung CC, Wong IS. Validation of the chinese translated activities-specific balance confidence scale. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007;88(4):496-503.
16. Karapolat H, Eyigor S, Kirazli Y, Celebisoy N, Bilgen C, Kirazli T. Reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of Turkish activities-specific balance confidence scale in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular disease. Int J Rehabil Res. 2010;33(1):12-8.
17. Marques AP, Mendes YC, Taddei U, Pereira CA, Assumpção A. Brazilian-Portuguese translation and cross cultural adaptation of the activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale. Braz J Phys Ther. 2013;17(2):170-8.
18. Schott N. German adaptation of the "activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale" for the assessment of fallsrelated self-efficacy. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2008;41(6):475-85. German.
19. Salbach NM, Mayo NE, Hanley JA, Richards CL, Wood-Dauphinee S. Psychometric evaluation of the original and Canadian French version of the activities-specific balance confidence scale among people with stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006;87(12):1597-604.
20. Lohnes CA, Earhart GM. External validation of abb¬reviated versions of the activities-specific balance confidence scale in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2010;25(4):485-9.
21. Botner EM, Miller WC, Eng JJ. Measurement properties of the activities-specific balance confidence scale among individuals with stroke. Disabil Rehabil. 2005;27(4):156-63.
22. Miller WC, Deathe AB, Speechley M. Psychometric properties of the activities-specific balance confidence scale among individuals with a lower-limb amputation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2003;84(5):656-61.
23. Jarlsäter S, Mattsson E. Test of reliability of the dizziness handicap inventory and the activities-specific balance confidence scale for use in Sweden. Adv Physiother. 2003;5(3):137-44.
24. Schott N. Reliability and validity of the German short version of the activities specific balance confidence (ABC-D6) scale in older adults. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2014;59(2):272-9.
25. Peretz C, Herman T, Hausdorff JM, Giladi N. Assessing fear of falling: can a short version of the activities-specific balance confidence scale be useful? Mov Disord. 2006;21(12):2101-5.
26. Powell LE, Myers AM. The activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale. J Gerontol Med Sci 1995; 50(1): M28-34.
27. Hajizadeh E, Asghari M. Statistical methods and analyses in health and biosciences a research methodological approach. 2nd ed. Tehran: Jahad Daneshgahi Publications; 2015. Persian.
28. Cattaneo D, Jonsdottir J, Repetti S. Reliability of four scales on balance disorders in persons with multiple sclerosis. Disabil Rehabil. 2007;29(24):1920-5.
29. Nilsagård Y, Carling A, Forsberg A. Activities-specific balance confidence in people with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Int. 2012;2012:613925.
30. Myers AM, Fletcher PC, Myers AH, Sherk W. Discriminative and evaluative properties of the activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 1998;53(4):M287-94.
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Zarrinkoob H, Salarifar S, Naser Moghadasi A, Akbarzadeh Bagheban A. Validity and reliability of Persian version of activities-specific balance confidence scale in patients with multiple sclerosis. Aud Vestib Res. 2017;26(2):64-70.
