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Background: A dynamic balance assessment of stroke patients is a very important factor in their rehabilitation process. The aim of this study was to investigate the test–retest reproducibility and smallest real differences in the dynamic balance tests of chronic stroke survivors. Methods: This was a methodological study that fifty-three chronic stroke survivors participated in. Dynamic balance tests were performed using the figure of eight walk test, four square step test, and step test. These tests and measurements were performed twice with 1-week intervals and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to investigate their test–retest reliability. To determine the size of the measurement error, the standard error of measurement (SEM) and smallest real difference (SRD) were used. The SEM was used to compare the test–retest reproducibility. Results: The test–retest reliability of the figure of eight walk test, four square step test, and step test was confirmed to be high, with an ICC = 0.93~0.99. The SEMs were 2.21 and 2.25 for the figure of eight walk test and four-square step test, respectively. As for the step test (paretic and non-paretic side), the SEMs were 0.68 and 0.70, respectively, which were |
