NCT04615533

Validity Reliability of FrailBESTest in Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kırıkkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Fraility; It is an age-related biological syndrome. It is characterized by decreased resistance to stressors due to changes in functional reserves and physiological systems. BESTest, which is frequently used in the literature, was modified and Frail'BESTest was developed to detect balance problems in fragile individuals. The test consists of 6 subtitles. These are participation, reaction, movement ability, sensory organization, biomechanical constraints, gait symmetry. When looking at the literature, the Turkish version of Frail'BESTest has not been found. For this reason, the aim of study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Frail'BESTest in elderly individuals and to question the effectiveness of its clinical use and to bring it to the use of other researchers.

Detailed description

Fraility; It is an age-related biological syndrome. It is characterized by decreased resistance to stressors due to changes in functional reserves and physiological systems.Especially, the increase in the incidence of falls, loss of mobility, dependence in basic life activities, increase in hospitalizations and increased incidence of death make the diagnosis and treatment of frailty important in elderly individuals. BESTest, which is frequently used in the literature, was modified and Frail'BESTest was developed to detect balance problems in fragile individuals. The test consists of 6 subtitles. These are participation, reaction, movement ability, sensory organization, biomechanical constraints, gait symmetry. When looking at the literature, the Turkish version of Frail'BESTest has not been found. For this reason, the aim of study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Frail'BESTest in elderly individuals and to question the effectiveness of its clinical use and to bring it to the use of other researchers.

Conditions

• Frail Elderly Syndrome
• Balance; Distorted
• Assessment, Self

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Frail older adults, assessment	Frail'BESTest, Clinical Frailty Scale, Mini BESTest, Berg Balance Scale, Tinnetti Balance and gait sacale

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-25
• Primary completion: 2022-01-01
• Completion: 2022-01-01
• First posted: 2020-11-04
• Last updated: 2022-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)