Table 4.

Characteristics of guidelines that include balance and/or mobility assessment tools analyzed by country income level.

Characteristic	CPGs from middle-income countries (n = 3)	CPGs from high-income countries (n = 7)	All CPGs (n = 10)
	N (%)
Language
English	2 (67)	4 (57)	6 (60)
French	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
German	0	2 (29)	2 (20)
Spanish	1 (33)	0	1 (10)
CPGs describe the approach for selecting and recommending the assessment tools	1 (33)	4 (57)	5 (50)
CPGs provide resources for administration and/or interpretation	1 (33)	6 (86)	7 (70)
Standardized tools for assessing balance and mobility included in the CPGs
1. Berg Balance Scale	3 (100)	6 (86)	9 (90)
2. Timed Up and Go Test	2 (67)	6 (86)	8 (80)
3. 6-Minute Walk Test	1 (33)	7 (100)	8 (80)
4. 10-Meter Walk Test	2 (67)	5 (71)	7 (70)
5. Functional Reach Test	2 (67)	3 (43)	5 (50)
6. Rivermead Motor Assessment: Section A - Gross function; Section B - Leg and trunk section	1 (33)	2 (29)	3 (30)
7. Trunk Control Test	0	3 (43)	3 (30)
8. Mini-BESTest	0	2 (29)	2 (20)
9. Motor Assessment Scale	0	2 (29)	2 (20)
10. Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment	1 (33)	1 (14)	2 (20)
11. Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement: Mobility section	0	2 (29)	2 (20)
12. 5-Meter Walk Test	1 (33)	1 (14)	2 (20)
13. Bohannon Balance Test	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
14. Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment Scale: Postural control (Impairment inventory); Activity inventory	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
15. Clinical Outcome Variables Scale	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
16. Dynamic Gait Index	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
17. Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery after Stroke: Balance subscale	1 (33)	0	1 (10)
18. Functional Gait Assessment	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
19. l’indice d’équilibre postural assis	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
20. l’indice d’équilibre postural debout	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
21. Motor Club Assessment: Functional movement activities	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
22. Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
23. Sødring Motor Evaluation of Stroke Patients	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
24. Step Test	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
25. Trunk Impairment Scale	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
26. 5-Times Sit-to-Stand Test	0	1 (14)	1 (10)
27. 6-Meter Walk Test*	0	1 (14)	1 (10)

CPG: clinical practice guideline.

^*CPG recommends the 10-Meter Walk Test; however, the protocol for administration indicates that the time to walk the middle 6-meter section of the 10-meter walkway is documented and used to calculate walking speed.