Turkish Version of The Sitting Balance Scale

Launched by KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY · Mar 13, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

The Sitting Balance Scale is primarily designed to measure the sitting balance in fragile elderly individuals who cannot stand up. It has also been validated in individuals with stroke and consists of 11 items. Each item is graded from 0 to 4. The highest score that can be obtained is 44. Low test scores indicate impaired sitting balance.

The necessary permissions were obtained from the authors for the Balance of Sitting Scale, whose validity and reliability features will be tested, and the questionnaire was finalized by completing the translation process into Turkish. The basis of the use...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Being 18 years or older,
• • Diagnosis of stroke,
• • Not having a cooperation and communication problem,
• • At most 6 months have passed after stroke.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Other neurological or orthopedic problems that affect functionality and balance other than stroke.
• • Having advanced cardiovascular disease and contraindication for mobilization