Frontiers in neurology
How reliable are clinical balance and ataxia scales in healthy children aged 4-12 years? An inter-rater reliability and construct validity study of the PBS, SARA, and BARS
Door Arslan EA, Gültekin E, Umut GU en 4 anderen.
Inhoud in het Engels
Abstract
Background
No study has evaluated the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA), and the Brief Ataxia Rating Scale (BARS) together in a healthy pediatric sample.
Objective
This study aimed to determine the inter-rater reliability, measurement error, and construct validity of the PBS, SARA, and BARS in healthy children aged 4-12 years and to compare scores between physiotherapists and pediatric neurologists.