Clinical trial NCT05058703: Saraiki Translation, Validity & Reliability of the Activities Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale Questionnaire
Official title: Saraiki Translation, Validity & Reliability of the Activities Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale Questionnaire in Older Adults
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Old Age; Debility
Keywords: balance
older adults
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-09-28
Enrollment: 32
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Older Adults

Brief summary: There is a need for a culturally adapted screening tool to aid health care professionals or clinicians screen for the presence of fall and balance issues associated with injuries in saraiki population. Furthermore, while culturally adapting the scale is necessary, it is important that changes do not alter the original intent, which requires it to be broad, comprehensible and applicable to the entire population. As saraiki language is the most-used language in the South Punjab, translating and adapting the ABC scale to the saraiki population while accounting for its sociocultural characteristics is an important task. So, I decided to conduct a tool translation and validation study. This study will help the clinicians to assess their patient's confidence and balance easily through the saraiki version of ABC scale in saraiki population and hence will help in timely management of the balance.

Detailed description: The ABC scale is a 16-item questionnaire with 11-point subscales that assess the level of confidence in performing a specific task without losing balance or becoming unsteady. Each item score ranges from 0% (no confidence) to 100% (total confidence).

As cross-border and cross-cultural studies continue to increase, there is a greater need for linguistic validation of tools across a variety of societies. Until now, no translation or adaptation of the ABC scale has been made for the population with different languages in Pakistan. In order to use questionnaires in areas with different languages and cultures, translation into new languages of ABC scale, for identifying fall and balance issues is required.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Able to read saraiki language.
* Healthy older population
* People with controlled Diabetes mellitus
* People with controlled hypertension
* Older adults with BBS score 45-56.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unstable medical condition.
* Cognitive issues like not able to concentrate, can't perform the task attentively.
* Any physical disability like not able to walk and patient with vestibular disorders.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Saraiki version of Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale
timeFrame: 1 week
measure: Twelve Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12)
timeFrame: 1 week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bahāwalpur
country: Pakistan
facility: Civil Hospital
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Mirza Obaid Baig, MSPT(NMR)
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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