Validation of the Narrowing Beam Walking Test in Lower Limb Prosthesis Users

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8753542	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	2018	33 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The results provide strong evidence of content, construct, and discriminant validity for the NBWT as a performance-based test of balance ability. The evidence supports its use to assess balance impairments and fall risk in unilateral transtibial and transfemoral prosthesis users.

Keywords

ABC ROC IQR Lower limb prosthesis BBS LLP Amputees patient outcome assessment Activities-specific Balance Confidence Postural balance TUG Rehabilitation Timed Up and Go Accidental falls confidence interval interquartile range Berg balance scale receiver operating characteristic