Author/Editor		Zupanc, Aleksander; Vidmar, Gaj
Title		Berg balance scale as a tool for choosing the walking aid for patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome or polyneuropathy
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 44, št. 2
Publication year		2021
Volume		str. 185-188
ISSN		0342-5282 - International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation
Language		eng
Abstract		Berg balance scale (BBS) is a widely used outcome measure in rehabilitation. We wanted to check if it can discriminate among levels of use of walking aid in patients with Guillain%Barré syndrome or polyneuropathy. A retrospective audit of 109 such patients (aged 16%85 years) who had completed inpatient rehabilitation in the period 2012%2017 was conducted. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to estimate the thresholds that optimise the prediction of the patient%s walking aid. Statistically, significant threshold BBS score was estimated for the ability to walk without walking aid (%49 points, yielding 88% sensitivity, 68% specificity and 83% classification accuracy) and the necessity to walk with a walker (%37 points, yielding 62% sensitivity, 83% specificity and 78% classification accuracy). BBS score thresholds can therefore help clinicians choose the appropriate walking aid for patients with Guillain%Barré syndrome or polyneuropathy undergoing rehabilitation.
Keywords		Guillain-Barré syndrome polyneuropathy walking aids walking ability balance Guillain-Barré sindrom polinevropatija pripomočki za hojo zmožnost hoje ravnotežje rehabilitacija