TY - JOUR ID - 71828 TI - The Determination of Validity and Reliability of the Abbreviated Version of BES Test in the Elderly JO - Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning JA - JSMDL LA - en SN - 2008-9333 AU - Kashani, Valiollah AU - Mokaberian, Mansoureh AU - Gol Mohamadi, Behroz AU - Salmanzade, Mohammadreza AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran AD - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran AD - MSc in Motor Behavior, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 53 EP - 69 KW - balance KW - balance systems KW - Berg test KW - multiple sclerosis patients KW - the elderly DO - 10.22059/jmlm.2018.246238.1317 N2 - The aim of this study was to determinate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Brief-BES Test in the elderly. The final version of the Brief-BES Test in the elderly was retranslated and developed based on the viewpoints of experts in elderly studies. 100 elderly men and women were voluntarily selected from Hakim Elahi nursing home in Semnan city. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics: confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to examine factorial and construct validity and internal consistency respectively. Findings indicated good fit of the factor analysis model over the Persian version of the Brief-BES Test in the elderly. In addition, the results of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient demonstrated the acceptable internal consistency of this tool. Proper translation and selecting a heterogeneous sample may have contributed to the good fit of the factor analysis model.   UR - https://jsmdl.ut.ac.ir/article_71828.html L1 - https://jsmdl.ut.ac.ir/article_71828_effe89da13e7a7785f276864da701f00.pdf ER -