ArticleBMC geriatrics2020
Validity and reliability testing of the Spanish version of the BESTest and mini-BESTest in healthy community-dwelling elderly.
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Translation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the BESTest and Mini-BESTest
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 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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- Measures of attributes of locomotor capacity in older people: a systematic literature review following the COSMIN methodology.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Detection of balance in the elderly under the influence of stress (DEPIE): A cross-sectional study protocol.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Perfectionism and objective physical health in older adults: a mediational analysis of psychological distress.Health psychology report · 2025Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Spanish Version of the Brief-BESTest in Stroke Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Translation, Adaptation, and Determining the Intra-Rater Reliability of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) for Persian Patients with Chronic Stroke.Brain sciences · 2023Article
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- Assessing balance in people with bilateral vestibulopathy using the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest): feasibility and comparison with healthy control data.Journal of neurology · 2023Article
- [Balance Evaluation Systems Test: German translation, cultural adaptation and preliminary results on psychometric properties].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2023Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Mini-BESTest among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and its abbreviated version, the Mini-BESTest are clinical examination of balance impairment, but its psychometric properties have not yet been tested in European Spanish. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of BESTest and Mini-BESTest in Spanish in community-dwelling elderly people.
methodsWe designed a cross-sectional transcultural adaptation and validation study. Convenience sample of thirty (N-30) adults aged 65 to 89 years old without balance problems were recruited. Two physiotherapists assessed participants at the same time. Internal consistency of Spanish BESTest and Mini-BESTest was carried out by obtaining the Cronbach Alpha. The reproducibility between raters was studied with the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated by comparing the relationship between the BESTest, mini-BESTest, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I).
resultsBESTest and Mini-BESTest showed good internal consistency. BESTest and Mini-BESTest total scores showed an excellent inter-rater agreement. There was a significant correlation between total score of the BESTest and the Mini-BESTest (r = 0.65; p < 0.001). BESTest had a moderate association with BBS and a strong association with FES-I. Mini-BESTest had a fair correlation with BBS and FES-I. Total scores obtained by women at BESTest and at Mini-BESTest were significantly lower than those reached by men. The differences observed in all the test when disaggregating data by sex require further research.
conclusionsSpanish versions of BESTest and Mini-BESTest are comprehensible for new raters. They are reliable tools to provide information on which particular balance systems show impairment in community dwelling older adults. Elderly women had a worse quality of balance and a greater perception of their risk of falling.
trial registrationThis study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with NCT03403218 on 2018/01/17.
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