Correlation of Berg Balance Scale, Time up and Go and Dynamic Gait Index Scale in Community Dwelling Ambulatory Elderly
Correlation of Berg Balance Scale, Time up and Go and Dynamic Gait Index Scale in Community Dwelling Ambulatory Elderly
This study will find a correlation Between Berg Balance scale, Time up and Go and Dynamic Gait Index Scale in community Dwelling Ambulatory Elderly. It will be comparative cross sectional survey that will be evaluate which scale is best one for quick screening of elderly. This study will be completed within the time duration of 6 month. Convenient sampling technique will be used to collect the data. 125 sample size will be taken, in this study to find the correlation between Berg Balance scales. Time up and Go and Dynamic Gait index scale in community dwelling ambulatory elderly. In this study all subjects perform Mini-mental state examination test to meet the inclusion criteria of the study it will be above than 25 than all subjects perform Berg Balance test, Time up and Go test and Dynamic Gait Index test then interpret their values to find the best one scale for screening of elderly. . In this study subjects included will be living independently in the community and also those who walk without any aid. Those subjects who are diagnosed with neuromuscular condition, cardiorespiratory condition, cognitive impairment and having uncorrected auditory and visual deficit will be excluded from this study. In this study we will check the static, proactive part of the dynamic balance, their gait impairments and also the risk of fall of elder population. Pearson correlation Data will be analyzed on SPSS 25.
Inclusion Criteria:
65 or above 65 years old. Both male and Females. Living independently in the community. Walking without any aid. Minimental state examination score more than 25
Exclusion Criteria:
Diagnosed neuromuscular condition. Diagnosed cardiorespiratory conditions. Diagnosed cognitive impairment. Uncorrected visual and auditory deficit