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Table 4 Item analyses of the CBM (n = 51)

From: Concurrent validity and reliability of the Community Balance and Mobility scale in young-older adults

 

Item analyses (ρ)

Test item

Item-total correlationa (RO)

Unilateral stance left

0.71 (2)

Unilateral stance right

0.66 (6)

Tandem walking

0.31 (17)

180° Tandem pivot

0.38 (15)

Lateral foot scooting left

0.67 (5)

Lateral foot scooting right

0.53 (11)

Hopping forward left

0.81 (1)

Hopping forward right

0.69 (4)

Crouch and walk

0.36 (16)

Lateral dodging

0.28 (19)

Walking and looking left

0.56 (10)

Walking and looking right

0.51 (12)

Running with controlled stop

0.43 (13)

Forward to backward walking

0.70 (3)

Walk, look and carry left

0.65 (7)

Walk, look and carry right

0.60 (9)

Descending stairs

0.31 (18)

Step-ups × 1 step left

0.61 (8)

Step-ups ×  1 step right

0.40 (14)

  1. acalculated on the correlation between the item score and the total score; RO, Rank order with 1 = highest value and 17 = lowest value