Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - reach forward 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

UUID: cef1a536-73d5-5c77-9248-928b514e9299

Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name Value meaning definition

UUID: bb6ea0f0-3b00-5ec1-a2e7-5a639accfee9

0 loses balance while trying/requires external support loses balance while trying/requires external support

UUID: bed6f344-e8c9-5f9e-b1f5-9f3066b2a787

1 reaches forward but needs supervision reaches forward but needs supervision

UUID: 2ee3fac8-494f-52e1-986e-e6f9e5818d4f

2 can reach forward 5 cm (2 inches) can reach forward 5 cm (2 inches)

UUID: 59499226-8461-5b6d-b44a-16cae5de95a7

3 can reach forward 12 cm (5 inches) can reach forward 12 cm (5 inches)

UUID: 32bb2016-aca5-5f05-bca5-8447993a1281

4 can reach forward confidently 25 cm (10 inches) can reach forward confidently 25 cm (10 inches)

# Definition

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The scale for assessment of reaching forward with outstretched arm while standing based on the Berg Balance Scale (or BBS), a clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities.

# Designation

UUID: 8c4489d7-5d2e-55f9-854a-84891e799c35

Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - reach forward scale

# Identifier Origin Version

UUID: c5c915a9-7634-57ec-8e51-432206aa5a6d

WoGHRMKDkeE NLM CDEs 12-02-2025-download

UUID: 0a288f76-b06a-5ad6-8344-4fe264dfff8f

BBSReachFrwdScale BRICS Variable Name N/A

UUID: 6c255d34-9dae-5944-8f6b-cced696396dd

C14700 NINDS 3