Publication: Reliability of the Modified O’Sullivan Functional Balance Test in Person with Spinal Cord Injury
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2020
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Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Food Health and Bioenvironmental Science (May-August 2020), 13(2): 53-58
Suggested Citation
Butsara Chinsongkram, Suthisa Pluempitiwiriyawej, Somchanok Hongthonga, Rumpa Boonsinsukh Reliability of the Modified O’Sullivan Functional Balance Test in Person with Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Food Health and Bioenvironmental Science (May-August 2020), 13(2): 53-58. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/9144
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Abstract
The modified O'Sullivan functional balance test is a short and easy scale that
is commonly used in clinical practice, but this test lacks of standardized instructions
that may affect its reliability. This study aimed to determine the reliability of the
modified O'Sullivan functional balance (mOFB) test in persons with spinal cord
injury. Various test instructions were given and VDO recorded in twelve chronic
spinal cord injuries (lesion level C5-L5). Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability were
determined by 5 physical therapists who have clinical experience ranging from 1 to
10 years. All raters scored the patient’s performance from from observing the
video twice, 7 days apart. Inter-rater and intra-rater were calculated by interclass
correlation coefficient (ICC). The mOFB test showed excellent intrarater reliability
(ICCs range from 0.93 (0.86-0.98) to 0.96 (0.92-0.99)), whereas interrater
reliability ranged from poor to moderate (ICC range from 0.38 (0.12-0.69) to 0.53
(0.26-0.80). The different test instructions including posture alignment adjustment
before testing, amount of resistance, and amount and direction of reaching led to
decreased intra-rater reliability to poor and moderate. This study confirmed that a
lack of a clear testing instructions and grading criteria decreased the reliability of
the modified O’Sullivan functional balance test.