Chinese version of the Berg Balance Scale

JZ Jie Zhao
JC Janita Pak Chun Chau
YZ Yuli Zang
KC Kai Chow Choi
RH Rong He
YZ Yali Zhao
XX Xiaoqi Xiang
QL Qin Li
DT David R. Thompson
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The 14-item Chinese version of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS-C) is a widely used balance assessment tool in China [22]. Each item is scored from 0 to 4, with a total score range from 0 to 56. A higher score indicates better balance control [23]. The reliability and validity of the BBS-C has been established in stroke survivors, with intra and inter-rater intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) of 0.97 – 0.99 and 0.99, respectively [24].

Participants’ demographic and clinical data, including gender, age, education, occupation, activities of daily living (ADL) measured by the Modified Barthel Index (MBI) (range 0–100) [25], stroke type, duration of stroke, involved side, and severity of stroke graded by NIHSS (range 0–42), were recorded. NIHSS scores of 0–6 indicate mild stroke, 7–16 moderate stroke, and > 16 severe stroke [21].

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