Minimal clinically important difference of the Berg Balance Scale and comfortable walking speed in patients with acute stroke: A multicenter, prospective, longitudinal study

CONCLUSIONS: A change of 6.5-12.5 points in the Berg Balance Scale and 0.18-0.25 m/s in the comfortable walking speed is required in these measurements' anchor-based minimal clinically important differences to be beyond measurement error, and to be perceptible by both patients and clinicians.PMID:35730136 | DOI:10.1177/02692155221108552

Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - June 22, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Shota Hayashi Kazuhiro Miyata Ren Takeda Takamitsu Iizuka Tatsuya Igarashi Shigeru Usuda Source Type: research