Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (대한재활의학회)
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Reliability Test of Korean Version of Berg Balance Scale

한글화된 Berg 균형검사법의 신뢰도 분석

Jung, Han-Young;Park, Jin-Hee;Shim, Jae-Jin;Kim, Myung Jong;Hwang, Mi-Ryoung;Kim, See-Hyun
정한영;박진희;심재진;김명종;황미령;김세현

  • Published : 20060000
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to translate the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) to the Korean version (K-BBS) and to evaluate its reliability. Method: With the agreement of Katherine Berg, the original editor of the BBS, two physiatrists and three physical therapists had translated the English version of BBS into Korean (K-BBS). This was back-translated into English by a Korean-American physiatrist fluent in English. After a 2- hour K-BBS education course, the video recorded K-BBS of 18 stroke patients were reviewed by nine examiners (four physiatrists and five physical therapists) to assess the interrater and the intra-rater reliability. Kendall's correlation coefficient and Pearson's correlation coefficient were computed to assess the intra-rater and test-retest reliability, respectively. Results: The inter-rater reliability was 0.97 at 2 separate evaluations with an interval of 10 days (p<0.05). The intrarater reliability was 0.95 (p<0.05) in the physiatrist group and 0.97 (p<0.05) in the physical therapist group. Conclusion: We recommend that the Korean version of the Berg balance scale is a reliable instrument to be used in balance assessment of stroke patients. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2006; 30: 611-618)

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