Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - turn head scale NINDS Health assessment
e.g., Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Instrumental ADL, cognitive function, etc.
NIH CDEs
  • NINDS
    • Disease
      • Cerebral Palsy
        • Classification
          • Supplemental
        • Domain
          • Outcomes and End Points
            • Trunk Control/Balance
      • Multiple Sclerosis
        • Classification
          • Supplemental
        • Domain
          • Outcomes and End Points
            • Activities of Daily Living/Performance
      • Spinal Cord Injury
        • Classification
          • Supplemental-Highly Recommended
        • Domain
          • Outcomes and End Points
            • Functional Outcomes
      • Stroke
        • Classification
          • Supplemental
        • Domain
          • Outcomes and End Points
            • Performance Measures
      • Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
        • Classification
          • Supplemental
        • Domain
          • Assessments and Examinations
            • General and Motor
    • Domain
      • Assessments and Examinations
        • General and Motor
      • Outcomes and End Points
        • Activities of Daily Living/Performance
        • Functional Outcomes
        • Performance Measures
        • Trunk Control/Balance
    • Population
      • Adult
      • Pediatric

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name Value meaning definition
0 needs assist to keep from losing balance or falling needs assist to keep from losing balance or falling
1 needs supervision when turning needs supervision when turning
2 turns sideways only but maintains balance turns sideways only but maintains balance
3 looks behind one side only other side shows less weight shift looks behind one side only other side shows less weight shift
4 looks behind from both sides and weight shifts well looks behind from both sides and weight shifts well

# Definition
The scale for assessment of turning to look behind over left and right shoulders while standing based on the Berg Balance Scale (or BBS), a clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities.

# Designation
Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - turn head scale

# Identifier Origin Version
C14702 NINDS 3
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BBSTrnHeadScale BRICS Variable Name N/A