Berg Balance Scale

Resources for the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment based

Proactive and Personalised Primary Care of the Elderly

Purpose : Healthcare provider administered assessment to determine a person’s balance abilities

Admin time : 20 min

User Friendly : High

Administered by : Healthcare provider

Content : 14 item list with each item consisting of a five-point ordinal scale ranging from 0 to 4, with 0 indicating the lowest level of function and 4 the highest level of function.

It does not include the assessment of gait

Author : Berg K., 1989,1992

Berg Balance Scale

Berg Balance Scale - online

This Tool is used in the assessment of Falls

of the Elderly

Back To : Falls

Falls is one of 4 conditions identified as

Geriatric Syndromes

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