Journal article
Validity of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Limited research assessed the validity of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence, ABC) Scale in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD) at risk of falls. We report on the scale's construct and criterion validity.
METHODS: Construct validity was established by assessing known groups, convergent, and divergent validity. A receiver operating characteristic, (ROC) curve and logistic regression examined the …
Authors
Alsubheen SA; Beauchamp MK; Ellerton C; Goldstein R; Alison JA; Dechman G; Haines KJ; Harrison SL; Holland AE; Lee AL
Journal
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 689–696
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
June 3, 2022
DOI
10.1080/17476348.2022.2099378
ISSN
1747-6348