title: Reliability and validity of standing balance assessment index using a hand-held dynamometer in stroke patients.
abstract: [Purpose] This study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of our standing balance assessment index using a hand-held dynamometer (the hand-held dynamometer assessment index) in stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 60 stroke patients with impaired standing balance. Intrarater and interrater reliabilities were evaluated employing the intraclass correlation coefficient. Criterion-related validity was evaluated by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between the HHD assessment index and the functional balance scale. [Results] The intraclass correlation coefficient values obtained ranged from 0.91 to 0.98, and the correlation coefficient with the FBS was 0.83. [Conclusion] Our findings confirmed the reliability and validity of the hand-held dynamometer assessment index in stroke patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.affiliation: Senri Rehabilitation Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshio
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Human Science, Hokkaido Bunkyo University, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kozuka
keywords: Hand-held dynamometer; Reliability; Standing balance