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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 14-17 |
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Reliability and validity of the CONFbal scale in patients with hemiparesis following stroke
Raja Regan, G Kaleeswari, R Sowmya, Anushaw Sneha Bharkavi, S Karthik, P Gomathi
Department of Clinical Physiotherapy Subjects, PSG College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Raja Regan
PSG College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/IJAMR.IJAMR_41_17
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Background: The 10-item CONFbal scale is a measure used to assess balance confidence in geriatric population. However, its measurement properties have not been studied in the poststroke population. Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the CONFbal scale in poststroke patients. Methods: We did a cross-sectional study of 80 poststroke patients with hemiparesis attending the Neurology Outpatient Department, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore. Participants completed the CONFbal scale and the activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale in a random order to assess balance confidence. Results: The Cronbach's alpha for CONFbal scale was 0.894, which showed that the items of the scale were internally consistent. The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) for CONFbal and ABC scales was −0.702, which showed that there was a moderate association between the two scales. Conclusion: The CONFbal scale is a reliable and valid scale to assess balance confidence in poststroke patients.
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