Balance Measures of Mini and Brief Balance Evaluation System Tests for Iranian Population Publisher Pubmed



Nakhostinansari A^{1, 2} ; Naghshtabrizi N¹ ; Mohammadzadeh M¹ ; Naghdi S^{3, 4, 5} ; Delavari F¹ ; Khalifeloo M³ ; Vezvaei P¹ ; Ansari NN^{3, 4, 5}
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene Published:2024

Abstract

Introduction. Falling is a serious problem for all ages. There are several tests to assess balance. Mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest are balance tests for which there are no normative values for Iranian people. We aimed to provide the normative values of mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest among healthy Iranian adults. Methods. A cross-sectional study was designed. Three hundred healthy adults (150 males and 150 females) in six age groups (18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, +70 years) completed the tests using Persian mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest. Normative values were calculated for age groups. Results. Normative values of mini-BESTest and brief- BESTest decreased significantly with age (from 27 to 21.9 for mini-BESTest and from 22.9 to 15.4 for brief BESTest). There were no significant differences between genders except for females in 30-39 and 40-49 years age groups which scored better on brief-BESTest and mini-BESTest, respectively. Males had significantly scored better in brief- BESTest in 60-69 and ≥ 70 age groups. Conclusions. The normative values of the mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest provided for healthy Iranian adults can help clinicians when assessing subjects with balance dysfunction. © 2024 Pacini Editore Srl. All rights reserved.