Association of the Japanese Version of the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test with Agility and Fall Risk Identification for Rehabilitation Patients

Key Points

• This study aims to clarify the relationship between agility and the Japanese version of the Mini-BESTest while examining its ability to identify fall risk.
• Thirty-one rehabilitation patients (inpatients, outpatients, and day service users) participated.
• Analysis involved calculating response times and comparing them with the Mini-BESTest scores.
• ROC curve was used to assess and compare the identification ability of fall risk between two groups based on fall history over the past year.
• Mini-BESTest showed a negative correlation with overall response time and step time.
• There was no significant difference in AUC when comparing the indicators for fall risk identification.