BBS have the acceptable accuracy to identify high-risk community elderly people for falls. According to the findings of the study, LR+ and LR− were calculated as 9.57 and 0.39, respectively.Ĭon cl u s i o n : The results of the study are in harmony with the hypothesis to design the test, i.e. This study showed sensitivity and specificity of 0.63 and 0.97, respectively. The mean age of subjects were 71.45 ± 9.25 years. R es u l t s : The findings of this study showed that 243 subjects were male, and 212 subjects were female. To validate the BBS, research- ers assessed validity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, positive likelihood ratio (LR+) and negative LR (LR−). This study is a validity investigation on BBS among elderly community dwellers. In this study, 1312 elderly individuals were regis- tered for the study, 455 of them were randomly selected as qualified participants. Methods & Materials: This cross-sectional study was conducted among elderly community dwellers in Shahroud, Semnan Providence, Iran. The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of BBS to predict falls among elderly community dwellers. A diag- nostic test to identify high-risk elderly people can prevent or alleviate falls. Fall is a common health problem among community senior citizens. B a c k g r oun d & Aim: Berg balance scale (BBS) is one of the most applied tests to identify high-risk elderly people for fall.
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