Correlation between Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale in Elderly Individual Kunde Chetana A1, Ganvir Suvarna Shyam2 1MPT, Department of Neurosciences: Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Sawangi, Meghe, Wardha 2MPTh, Department of Neurosciences: PDVVPF's college of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar Online published on 19 June, 2015. Abstract Objective To find out correlation between Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale in elderly individual. Study design Correlation study. Study setting OPD and IPD Patients of Ravi Nair Physiotherapy college and A.V.B.R.H, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha. Participants 60 elderly individual, with the age group between 60 - 80 yrs, those who are able to walk without human assistant. Main outcome measures Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale (POMA) and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). Result Significant correlation was found between Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale i.e. (r = 0.57, p<0.05) using Pearson co-efficient of correlation test. Correlation was found to be significant between Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale in individual with diabetes (r 0.81, p <0.05) and normal elderly (r - 0.40, p <0.05). But non significant correlation was found in individual with hypertension (r - 0.35, p >0.05). Conclusion The results of this study shows positive correlation between Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale, which suggest that balance impairments are present in people with diminished confidence. This relationship has important implications for the development of rehabilitation programs. Top Keywords Balance, Gait, Fall, Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale, Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale. Top |