Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - retrieve floor object scale

General Details:

Name:
Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - retrieve floor object scale
Steward:
NINDS
Definition:
The scale for assessment of picking up object from the floor from a standing position based on the Berg Balance Scale (or BBS), a clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities.
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
4 able to pick up slipper safely and easily able to pick up slipper safely and easily
3 able to pick up slipper but needs supervision able to pick up slipper but needs supervision
2 unable to pick up but reaches 2=5 cm(1=2 inches) from slipper and keeps balance independently unable to pick up but reaches 2=5 cm(1=2 inches) from slipper and keeps balance independently
1 unable to pick up and needs supervision while trying unable to pick up and needs supervision while trying
0 unable to try/needs assist to keep from losing balance or falling unable to try/needs assist to keep from losing balance or falling

Designations:

Designation:
Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - retrieve floor object scale
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Designations:

Definition:
The scale for assessment of picking up object from the floor from a standing position based on the Berg Balance Scale (or BBS), a clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities.
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Document:
Berg K, Wood-Dauphinee S, Williams JI and Gayton D. (1989): Measuring balance in the elderly: preliminary development of an instrument. Physiotherapy Canada 41: 304-311.

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
JOjGpuptVcE
Version:
3.1
Source:
BRICS Variable Name
Id:
BBSRetrieveFlrObjScale
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Source:
NINDS
Id:
C14701
Version:
3