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Inter-rater reliability of the Berg Balance Scale, 30 s chair stand test and 6 m walking test, and construct validity of the Berg Balance Scale in nursing home residents with mild-to-moderate dementia

OBJECTIVE: When testing physical function, patients must be alert and have the capacity to understand and respond to instructions. Patients with dementia may have difficulties fulfilling these requirements and, therefore, the reliability of the measures may be compromised. We aimed to assess the int...

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Autores principales: Telenius, Elisabeth Wiken, Engedal, Knut, Bergland, Astrid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4563250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26346874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008321