Affiliations: [a] Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan | [b] College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [c] ORL-HNS Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [d] Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA | [e] Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Corresponding author: Alia Alghwiri, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. E-mail:[email protected]
Abstract: Persons with vestibular disorders are susceptible to imbalance. The
Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale and Berg Balance Scale
(BBS) have been validated in persons with vestibular disorders. The purpose
of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Arabic
versions of ABC and BBS among Arabic-speaking persons with vestibular
disorders in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the A-ABC and A-BBS were
administered to a convenience sample of 82 persons with vestibular disorders
(age = 43 ± 14), (56% female). The test-retest reliability of the
A-ABC item and total score as well as the inter-rater and intra-rater
reliability of the A-BBS total score reflected high agreement. Significant
and large correlations were found between the A-ABC and the A-BBS (r= 0.54,
P< 0.05), the A-ABC and the Arabic Dizziness Handicap Inventory (A-DHI)
(r= -0.76, P< 0.05), and the A-BBS and the A-DHI (r= -0.56, P< 0.05).
The A-ABC and the A-BBS demonstrated good reliability and validity and can be utilized with
Arabic-speaking persons with vestibular disorders.
