The ABLE Scale: The Development and Psychometric Properties of an Outcome Measure for the Spinal Cord Injury Population

Elizabeth M. Ardolino; Karen J. Hutchinson; Genevieve Pinto Zipp; MaryAnn Clark; Susan J. Harkema

doi:10.2522/ptj.20110257

Figures

Figure.

Person-item map for the 28 items of the Activity-based Balance Level Evaluation (ABLE scale) as tested on 104 individuals with spinal cord injury. Each “.” is one participant, each “#” is 2 participants.

Tables

Table 1.

Functional Activity Associated With Each Item of the Activity-based Balance Level Evaluation (ABLE Scale)

Table 2.

Demographic Characteristics of the Participants With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (n=104)

Table 3.

Items With Disordered Thresholds^{^a}

↵^a Asterisk indicates disordered category.

Table 4.

Mean Square Values for Each Item of the Activity-based Balance Level Evaluation (ABLE Scale)

Supplementary Data

eAppendix

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eAppendix (PDF) (94 KB) - This PDF contains the following eAppendix:
- eAppendix. The Activity-based Balance Level Evaluation (ABLE Scale)

Demonstration Video

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Demonstration Video - This video demonstrates selected items from the Activity-based Balance Level Evaluation (ABLE Scale). Running time: 2:40 (30.0 MB)