Comparison of the goal attainment scale and the berg balance scale for assessing balance impairment people with acute right side stroke: Validation study
International Journal of Development Research
Comparison of the goal attainment scale and the berg balance scale for assessing balance impairment people with acute right side stroke: Validation study
Received 07th February, 2019; Received in revised form 13th March, 2019; Accepted 19th April, 2019; Published online 29th May, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Paramasivan Mani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objectives: Comparison of the Goal attainment scale and the Berg Balance Scale for Assessing Balance impairment People With acute right side stroke Design: A Validation study, Physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre. Subjects: This study was carried out with 7 patients of age between 40-70 years who had acute right side stroke. Intervention: Score was evaluated using Goal Attainment scale (VAS), and Score was evaluated by Berg Balance Scale which was recorded at base line and at the end of week. Outcomes: Balance control and impairment was evaluated using Goal Attainment Scale and Berg Balance Scale in acute right side stroke patients who were recorded at the base line and at the end of fifth day. Results: Both the Goal Attainment Scale and Berg Balance Scale showed significant improvement score in acute middle cerebral artery stroke patients. Conclusion: Goal Attainment Scale is a better scale to assess balance impairment in acute middle cerebral artery stroke patients.
