Activities specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-Scale) - walk stairs scale

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Name:
Activities specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-Scale) - walk stairs scale
Steward:
NINDS
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 walking up or down stairs
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
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Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
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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Designation:
Activities specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-Scale) - walk stairs scale
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Designations:

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 walking up or down stairs
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Document:
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.

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
9Ar6xjCRQfE
Version:
3.1
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BRICS Variable Name
Id:
ABCScaleBlncCnfdnceWlkStairScl
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Source:
NINDS
Id:
C14835
Version:
3