18Sep 2017

COMPARISON OF MINI-BESTest VERSUS BERG BALANCE SCALE TO EVALUATE BALANCE DISORDERS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

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Context: The purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of the Mini-BESTest compared to the Berg Balance Scale in evaluating balance in people with Parkinson\\\'s Disease (PD) of varying severity. Evaluation were done to obtain (1) the distribution of patients scores to look for ceiling effects, (2) concurrent validity with severity of disease, and (3) the sensitivity & specificity of separating people with or without postural response deficits. Aims: To Compare the Mini-BESTest versus Berg Balance Scale to Evaluate Balance Disorders in Parkinson\\\'s Disease Settings and Design: Study Setting : K M Patel Institute of Physiotherapy, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad. Study Design :A Cross Sectional Study Methods and Material: Seventy-seven people with PD were tested for balance deficits using the Berg, Mini-BESTest, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) III and the Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y) disease severity classification. Materials used in this study were Case record sheet, Chair without arm rests or wheels ,Incline ramp, Stopwatch ,a box ,3 meter distance measured out and marked on the floor with tape [from chair]. Statistical analysis used: Multiple Linear regression was carried out of UPDRS jointly on the two scores for the Berg and Mini-BESTest. Receiver operating characteristic curves for classifying people into two groups based on a threshold for the H&Y score, to discriminate between mild PD versus more severe PD.Correlation co-efficient to find relativeness between the two variables. Results: The Mini-BESTest is highly correlated with the Berg (r = 0.732,P < 0.001), but avoids the ceiling compression effect of the Berg for mild PD (skewness ?0.714 Berg, ?0.512 Mini-BESTest). Consequently, the Mini-BESTest is more effective than the Berg for predicting UPDRS Motor score (P < 0.001 Mini-BESTest versus P = 0.72 Berg), and for discriminating between those with and without postural response deficits as measured by the H&Y (ROC). Conclusions: The Mini-BESTest is a promising tool for identifying balance deficits in patients with PD, most importantly those with deficits which are more difficult to analyze. Key Words: Parkinson\\\'s Disease, balance, Berg Balance Scale, MiniBESTest

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[R. Harihara Prakash, Dr. Shweta Parikh and Dr. Sangna Sheth. (2017); COMPARISON OF MINI-BESTest VERSUS BERG BALANCE SCALE TO EVALUATE BALANCE DISORDERS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Sep). 721-731] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Prof. R. Harihara Prakash
Principal & Head, K M Patel Institute of Physiotherapy, Shree Krishna Hospital,Karamsad, Gujarat-388325

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5381      
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