《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (7): 850-853.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.07.019

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Application of Berg Balance Scale, Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test and Brief-Balance Evaluation Systems Test for Falls in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

JIN Jing1a, ZHANG Cai-yun1b, ZHANG Zhi-gang1c, SHEN Xi-ping2, HE Jin-jie1a, GUO De-jiao1a   

  1. 1. a. Department of Respiration; b. Nursing Department; c. Intensive Care Unit, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, LanZhou, Gansu 730000, China;
    2. Institute of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
  • Received:2017-09-24 Revised:2018-05-16 Published:2018-07-25 Online:2018-08-01
  • Contact: ZHANG Cai-yun. E-mail: jj6621271@163.com

Abstract: Objective To compare the differentiating effect of Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) and Brief-BESTest on the risk of falls in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Methods From September, 2016 to March, 2017, 22 COPD patients with history of falls and other age-matched 66 COPD patients without history of falls were assessed with BBS, Mini-BESTest and Brief-BESTest. The data were compared with paired Logistic regression, Log-likelihood estimate, and the skewness coefficient were calculated. Results BBS, Mini-BESTest and Brief-BESTest all were valuable for differentiating the risk of falls in COPD patients. Log-likelihood estimate value was the least in Brif-BESTest (5.372), followed with Mini-BESTest (12.918) and BBS (17.644). There was not a ceiling effect in Brief-BESTest and Mini-BESTest, but there was in BBS. Conclusion All the BBS, Mini-BESTest and Brief-BESTest can predict the risk of falls in patients with COPD, and Brief-BESTest is the most predictive. There is a ceiling effect in BBS for COPD patients, but not in Brief-BESTest and Mini-BESTest.

Key words: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Berg Balance Scale, Balance Evaluation Systems Test, fall

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