Ghent developmental balance test: a new tool to evaluate balance performance in toddlers and preschool children
| Autor: | Tina Baetens, Leen Maes, Ingeborg Dhooge, Wim Peersman, Hilde Van Waelvelde, Alexandra De Kegel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Intraclass correlation Movement Concurrent validity Infant Reproducibility of Results Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Standard score Movement assessment Inter-rater reliability Motor Skills Child Preschool Task Performance and Analysis medicine Physical therapy Humans Female medicine.symptom Psychology Child Postural Balance Reliability (statistics) Balance (ability) Balance problems |
| Zdroj: | Physical therapy. 92(6) |
| ISSN: | 1538-6724 |
| Popis: | Background Balance is a fundamental component of movement. Early identification of balance problems is important to plan early intervention. The Ghent Developmental Balance Test (GDBT) is a new assessment tool designed to monitor balance from the initiation of independent walking to 5 years of age. Objective The purpose of this study was to establish the psychometric characteristics of the GDBT. Methods To evaluate test-retest reliability, 144 children were tested twice on the GDBT by the same examiner, and to evaluate interrater reliability, videotaped GDBT sessions of 22 children were rated by 3 different raters. To evaluate the known-group validity of GDBT scores, z scores on the GDBT were compared between a clinical group (n=20) and a matched control group (n=20). Concurrent validity of GDBT scores with the subscale standardized scores of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (M-ABC-2), the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales–Second Edition (PDMS-2), and the balance subscale of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test–Second Edition (BOT-2) was evaluated in a combined group of the 20 children from the clinical group and 74 children who were developing typically. Results Test-retest and interrater reliability were excellent for the GDBT total scores, with intraclass correlation coefficients of .99 and .98, standard error of measurement values of 0.21 and 0.78, and small minimal detectable differences of 0.58 and 2.08, respectively. The GDBT was able to distinguish between the clinical group and the control group (t38=5.456, P Conclusions The GDBT is a reliable and valid clinical assessment tool for the evaluation of balance in toddlers and preschool-aged children. |
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