Correlation between Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale in Elderly Individual

To find out correlation between Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale in elderly individual.

Correlation study.

OPD and IPD Patients of Ravi Nair Physiotherapy college and A.V.B.R.H, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha.

60 elderly individual, with the age group between 60 - 80 yrs, those who are able to walk without human assistant.

Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment Scale (POMA) and Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC).

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).

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.