TITLE:
Establishing Normative Values for the Barnett Balance Assessment-Sit (BBA-SIT)
AUTHORS:
Lela Rasegan, Holly Klein, Paige Bell, Brandon Bishop, Ellen Herlache-Pretzer
KEYWORDS:
Assessments, Barnett Balance Assessment-Sit, Balance, Normative Data
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Vol.6 No.2,
May
9,
2018
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this descriptive study was to collect quantitative, normative data for the Barnett Balance Assessment-Sitting (BBA-SIT), a newly-developed dynamic sitting balance assessment tool based on the Barnett Balance Assessment (BBA). The BBA-SIT was administered to a total of 180 participants (30 people in each of the following age categories: 18 - 29, 30 - 39, 40 - 49, 50 - 59, 60 - 69, and 70+) who did not have any current balance deficits. A review of normative data collected indicated no variation in the total assessment scores within and between groups. Future research on the BBA-SIT is needed with balance-impaired populations to determine if the BBA-SIT is sensitive enough to identify subtle differences in dynamic sitting balance in individuals with various levels of balance impairment.