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Ghent developmental balance test, manual Alexandra De Kegel and Hilde Van Waelvelde UGent Mark; abstract Balance is a fundamental component of movement, involving the.

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. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20110265 Originally published online March 1, 2012 2012; 92:841-852.PHYS THER. Leen Maes, Ingeborg Dhooge and Hilde Van Waelvelde Alexandra De Kegel, Tina Baetens, Wim Peersman, Preschool Children Evaluate Balance Performance in Toddlers and Ghent Developmental Balance Test: A New Tool to online at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, can be Online-Only Material 10265.DC1.html Collections Tests and Measurements Motor Development Balance in the following collection(s): This article, along with others on similar topics, appears e-Letters 'Responses' in the online version of this article. 'Submit a response' in the right-hand menu under or click onhere To submit an e-Letter on this article, click E-mail alerts to receive free e-mail alerts hereSign up at Dalhousie University on June 27, 2014from at Dalhousie University on June 27, 2014from. Ghent Developmental Balance Test: A New Tool to Evaluate Balance Performance in Toddlers and Preschool Children Alexandra De Kegel, Tina Baetens, Wim Peersman, Leen Maes, Ingeborg Dhooge, Hilde Van Waelvelde Background. Balance is a fundamental component of movement.

Early identifi- cation of balance problems is important to plan early intervention. The Ghent Developmental Balance Test (GDBT) is a new assessment tool designed to monitor balance from the initiation of independent walking to 5 years of age. The purpose of this study was to establish the psychometric charac- teristics of the GDBT. To evaluate test-retest reliability, 144 children were tested twice on the GDBT by the same examiner, and to evaluate interrater reliability, videotaped GDBT sessions of 22 children were rated by 3 different raters. To evaluate the known-group validity of GDBT scores, z scores on the GDBT were compared between a clinical group (n�20) and a matched control group (n�20). Concurrent validity of GDBT scores with the subscale standardized scores of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (M-ABC-2), the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales– Second Edition (PDMS-2), and the balance subscale of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test– Second Edition (BOT-2) was evaluated in a combined group of the 20 children from the clinical group and 74 children who were developing typically. Test-retest and interrater reliability were excellent for the GDBT total scores, with intraclass correlation coefficients of.99 and.98, standard error of measurement values of 0.21 and 0.78, and small minimal detectable differences of 0.58 and 2.08, respectively.

The GDBT was able to distinguish between the clinical group and the control group (t38�5.456, P�.001). Pearson correlations between the z scores on GDBT and the standardized scores of specific balance subscales of the M-ABC-2, PDMS-2, and BOT-2 were moderate to high, whereas correlations with subscales measuring constructs other than balance were low. The GDBT is a reliable and valid clinical assessment tool for the evaluation of balance in toddlers and preschool-aged children. De Kegel, PT, MSc, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Artevelde Univer- sity College, Ghent University, Campus Heymans UZ Ghent–2B 3, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Address all corre- spondence to Ms De Kegel at: alexandra.dekegel@ugent.be. Baetens, PT, MSc, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Artevelde Univer- sity College, Ghent University. Peersman, MSc, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Ghent University.

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Maes, AUD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Oto-rhino- laryngology and Logopaedic- Audiologic Sciences, Ghent University. Dhooge, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Oto-rhino- laryngology and Logopaedic- Audiologic Sciences, Ghent University. Van Waelvelde, PT, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Sci- ences and Physiotherapy, Arte- velde University College, Ghent University. De Kegel A, Baetens T, Peersman W, et al. Ghent Developmental Balance Test: a new tool to evalu- ate balance performance in tod- dlers and preschool children. 2012;92:841–852. © 2012 American Physical Therapy Association Published Ahead of Print: March 1, 2012 Accepted: February 22, 2012 Submitted: August 24, 2011 Research Report Post a Rapid Response to this article at: ptjournal.apta.org June 2012 Volume 92 Number 6 Physical Therapy f 841 at Dalhousie University on June 27, 2014from.

Balance or postural stability isa fundamental component ofmovement, involving the abil- ity to recover from instability and the ability to anticipate as well as to move in ways to avoid instability. It is the complex ability to maintain the body’s center of gravity over the base of support while a person is stationary, in motion, or preparing to move or to stop moving.