ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2010
Using psychometric techniques to improve the Balance Evaluation Systems Test: the mini-BESTest.
Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 13 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 444 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Turkish Version of Mini-BESTest- Balance Evaluation Systems Test: A Translation and Transcultural Adaptation Study Incorporating Validity and Reliability Analysis for Adult Participants With Sensoriomotor Impairments
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Long-term Effects of Combined Balance and Brisk Walking on Alleviating Motor and Non-motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Combined Physiotherapy and Deep Brain Stimulation to Improve Independent Community Mobility in Parkinson's Disease
Combined Cognitive and Physical Training for the Neurorehabilitation of Executive Deficits After Stroke: an Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Balance, Falls and Diaphragm Thickness in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Trans-spinal Electrical Stimulation in Individuals With Spinocerebellar Ataxia: a Pragmatic Study
Effects of Remotely Supervised Home-based High-speed Bodyweight Resistance Training on Bradykinesia in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Community-based Power Training in Faller and Non-faller Older Adults: a Feasibility and Fall Risk Study.
"Functional Assessment of Balance and Gait and Correlation With Kinetic and Kinematic Parameters in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Cross-Sectional Study"
Who cites it
444 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,052 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measurement Properties of the BESTest Scale in People With Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Physical therapy · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of Balance Exercise Interventions on Balance-Related Performance in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2024Pooled it
- The relationship between physical function and psychological symptoms in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of HiBalance training program on physical function of individuals with idiopathic Parkinson disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of aerobic and Pilates exercise on balance, gait, functional capacity, lower extremity strength, fear of falling, sleep quality, and quality of life in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- Effects of executive function training on balance and auditory-cognitive dual-task performance in adults with and without hearing loss.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Effects of Long-Term Minimal Footwear Use on Fall-Risk and Fall Incidence in Older Adults.Gerontology · 2026Trial
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- Causal Mediation Analysis of Factors Influencing Physical Activity and Community Access Among People With Mild-to-Moderate Parkinson Disease.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Combined Whole-Body Vibration and Intensive Therapeutic Exercise on Functional Capacity in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Proprioceptive Training Induced Adaptations of Static Balance Control: An RCT Study in Adults With Intellectual Disability.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2025Trial
- Phase 2b program with sonlicromanol in patients with mitochondrial disease due to m.3243A>G mutation.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025Trial
- Examining dose-response of an outdoor walk group program in the Getting Older Adults Outdoors (GO-OUT) trial.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Exploring Responsiveness to Highly Challenging Balance and Gait Training in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2024Trial
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- Feasibility of a novel eHealth intervention for Parkinson's disease targeting motor-cognitive function in the home.BMC neurology · 2024Trial
- Feasibility, safety, and effects of a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™ balance and strengthening exercise program in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls: A feasibility randomized controlled trial.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Trial
- Cognitive-motor dual-task training improves dynamic stability during straight and curved gait in patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
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Abstract
objectiveTo improve, with the aid of psychometric analysis, the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), a tool designed to analyse several postural control systems that may contribute to poor functional balance in adults.
methodsPerformance of the BESTest was examined in a convenience sample of 115 consecutive adult patients with diverse neurological diagnoses and disease severity, referred to rehabilitation for balance disorders. Factor (both explorative and confirmatory) and Rasch analysis were used to process the data in order to produce a new, reduced and coherent balance measurement tool.
resultsFactor analysis selected 24 out of the 36 original BESTest items likely to represent the unidimensional construct of "dynamic balance". Rasch analysis was then used to: (i) improve the rating categories, and (ii) delete 10 items (misfitting or showing local dependency). The model consisting of the remaining 14 tasks was verified with confirmatory factor analysis to meet the stringent requirements of modern measurement.
conclusionThe new 14-item scale (dubbed mini-BESTest) focuses on dynamic balance, can be conducted in 10-15 min, and contains items belonging evenly to 4 of the 6 sections from the original BESTest. Further studies are needed to confirm the usefulness of the mini-BESTest in clinical settings.
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