Cohort Study Comparing the Berg Balance Scale and the Mini-BESTest in People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis and Are Ambulatory | JCORE Reference

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Figures

Figure.

Figure.

Frequencies of scores across Mini-BESTest and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) at baseline.

Tables

Table 4.

Table 4.

Correlation Coefficients (Spearman Rho) for Baseline Mini-BESTest and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) Scores and Secondary Outcome Measures^{^a}

↵^a MSIS-29 Phys=Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (physical), MSIS-29 Psych=Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (psychological), MFIS=Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, MSWS-12=Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12, 6MWT=Six-Minute Walk Test.
^b Correlation was significant at the .01 level (2-tailed).
^c Correlation was significant at the .05 level (2-tailed).

Table 5.

Table 5.

Correlation Coefficients (Spearman Rho) for Changes in Mini-BESTest and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) Scores and Secondary Outcome Measures^{^a}

↵^a MSIS-29 Phys=Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (physical), MSIS-29 Psych=Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (psychological), MFIS=Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, MSWS-12=Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12, 6MWT=Six-Minute Walk Test.
^b Correlation was significant at the .01 level (2-tailed).
^c Correlation was significant at the .05 level (2-tailed).

Table 1.

Table 1.

Baseline Demographic Data for 52 Participants^{^a}

↵^a Values are reported as number (percentage) of participants unless otherwise indicated.

Table 2.

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Berg Balance Scale and Mini-BESTest^{^a}

↵^a IQR=interquartile range.

Table 3.

Table 3.

Global Ratings of Change by Participant and Physical Therapist and Corresponding Balance Scores^{^a}

↵^a Global ratings of change: 1=very much worse, 2=much worse, 3=minimally worse, 4=no change, 5=minimally improved, 6=much improved, 7=very much improved. ANOVA=analysis of variance, BBS=Berg Balance Scale.