Table 4.
Participants’ points on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Performance Battery -Swedish version (SPPB-S), and the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-S) before and after the training period
| Participant | BBS before | BBS after | SPPB-S before | SPPB-S after | FES-S before | FES-S after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 123 | 130 |
| 2 | 50 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 122 | 128 |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | 53 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 130 | 130 |
| 5 | 56 | 55 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 104 |
| 6 | 56 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 100 | 127 |
| 7 | 52 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 77 |
| 8 | 49 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 120 | 108 |
The maximum scores for BBS are 56 points and a higher value indicate better balance ability, for SPPB-S 12 are maximum scores and higher value indicate better function of the lower extremity and for FES-S are 130 maximum score and higher value indicate lower concerns about falling