Activities specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-Scale) - reach scale
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Activities specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-Scale) - reach scale
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NINDS
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Using the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, the level of confidence that the participant/subject reports for being able to maintain balance and remain steady when reaching for a small object off a shelf at eye level
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Qualified
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0%
0%
no confidence
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
70%
70%
80%
80%
90%
90%
100%
100%
completely confident
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Activities specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-Scale) - reach scale
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Definition:
Using the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, the level of confidence that the participant/subject reports for being able to maintain balance and remain steady when reaching for a small object off a shelf at eye level
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Anita M. Myers. School of Public Health and Health Systems. University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. Email: amyers@uwaterloo.ca Powell LE, Myers AM. The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. J Gerontol Med Sci 1995; 50(1): M28-34 Hill K. The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2005; 51:197.