Validity Reliability of FrailBESTest in Older Adults

Kırıkkale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance; Distorted; Assessment, Self; Frail Elderly Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Frail older adults, assessment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04615533

Frail'BESTest

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals aged 65 and over,

  • Your willingness to participate in research Elderly individuals with a diagnosis of frailty
  • No cooperation and communication problems

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with neurological and orthopedic problems Uncontrollable hypertension

  • Those with cardiac disease
  • Those with cooperation and communication problems

Trial design

140 participants in 1 patient group

Frail older adults, assessment

Description:

Frail older adults, assessment Frail'BESTest, Clinical Frailty Scale, Mini BESTest, Berg Balance Scale, Tinetti Blance and Gait Scale

Treatment:

Other: Frail older adults, assessment