The Berg Balance Scale has high intra- and inter-rater reliability but absolute reliability varies across the scale: a systematic review
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The Berg Balance Scale has high intra- and inter-rater reliability but absolute reliability varies across the scale: a systematic review.
QUESTIONS What is the intra-rater and inter-rater relative reliability of the Berg Balance Scale? What is the absolute reliability of the Berg Balance Scale? Does the absolute reliability of the Berg Balance Scale vary across the scale? DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of reliability studies. PARTICIPANTS Any clinical population that has undergone assessment with the Berg Balance...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1836-9553
DOI: 10.1016/s1836-9553(13)70161-9