Validity of the activities-specific balance confidence scale in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Author(s): Alsubheen, Sanaa A. ; Beauchamp, Marla K. ; Ellerton, Cindy ; Goldstein, Roger ; Alison, Jennifer A. ; Dechman, Gail ; Haines, Kimberley J. ; Harrison, Samantha L. ; Holland, Anne E. ; Lee, Annemarie L. ; Marques, Alda ; Spencer, Lissa ; Stickland, Michael ; Skinner, Elizabeth H. ; Brooks, Dina
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/34552
• Origin: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
• Subject(s): ABC Scale; Balance confidence; COPD; Fall status; Validity
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

Limited research assessed the validity of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence, ABC) Scale in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD) at risk of falls. We report on the scale's construct and criterion validity.