title: Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the community balance and mobility scale in patients with hemiplegia after stroke.
abstract: [Purpose] The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CB&M) into Korean (K-CB&M) and to verify the reliability and validity of scores obtained with Korean patients. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 16 subjects were recruited from St. Vincent's Hospital in South Korea. At each testing session, subjects completed the K-CB&M, Berg balance scale (BBS), timed up and go test (TUG), and functional reaching test. All tests were administered by a physical therapist, and subjects completed the tests in an identical standardized order during all testing sessions. [Results] The inter- and intra-rater reliability coefficients were high for most subscores, while moderate inter-rater reliability was observed for the items "walking and looking" and "walk, look, and carry", and moderate intra-rater reliability was observed for "forward to backward walking". There was a positive correlation between the K-CB&M and BBS and a negative correlation between the K-CB&M and TUG in the convergent validity assessments. [Conclusion] The reliability and validity of the K-CB&M was high, suggesting that clinical practitioners treating Korean patients with hemiplegia can use this material for assessing static and dynamic balance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Bo
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Bobath Memorial Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Human Movement Research, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Balance; Community Balance and Mobility Scale; Stroke