The Berg Balance Scale has high intra- and inter-rater reliability but absolute reliability varies across the scale: a systematic review

• Published in: Journal of physiotherapy Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 93 - 99
• Main Authors: Downs, Stephen, Marquez, Jodie, Chiarelli, Pauline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Disability Evaluation; Humans; Meta-Analysis; Observer Variation; Other; Physical Therapy; Physical Therapy Modalities - instrumentation; Physical Therapy Modalities - standards; Postural Balance; Reproducibility of Results; Meta-Analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Postural Balance

What is the intra-rater and inter-rater relative reliability of the Berg Balance Scale? What is the absolute reliability of the Berg Balance Scale? Does the absolute reliability of the Berg Balance Scale vary across the scale? Systematic review with meta-analysis of reliability studies. Any clinical...