A novel conceptual framework for balance training in Parkinson’s disease-study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Table 3 Classification of outcome measures using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

		ICF
Instruments	Domains	Body functions	Activity	Participation
Laboratory tests
- Electronic walkway^*	Temporal and spatial gait parameters during single/multi-tasking conditions	X	X
- Mod-CTSIB	Sensory integration	X
Clinical tests
- Mini-BESTest	Subdomains of balance performance	X	X
- One-leg stance test	Balance performance, standing on one leg		X
- Modified figure of eight test	Balance performance, walking in a figure of eight with reduced BoS		X
Free-living assessment
- Accelerometer	Physical activity		X
Questionnaires
- FES-I	Fear of falling		X
- UPDRS ADL	Activities of daily living		X
- SF-36	Generic health-related QoL			X
- PDQ-39	PD-specific health-related QoL			X

^*GAITRite, CIR Systems Inc., Clifton, NJ, USA.
BoS = base of support; PD = Parkinson’s disease; QoL = quality of life.
FES-I = Fall Efficacy Scale International; Mini-BESTest = Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test; Mod-CTSIB = Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance; PDQ-39 = Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire; SF-36 = 36-item Short-Form Health Survey; UPDRS ADL = the activities of daily living (ADL) section of the Unified. Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, part II.

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