Preferred Label : Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale Questionnaire;
NCIt synonyms : ABC;
NCIt related terms : ABC01;
NCIt definition : A standardized 16-item self-report questionnaire, published by Powell et al. in 1995,
that utilizes a 100 point rating scale to assess balance confidence in performing
various activities without losing balance or experiencing a sense of unsteadiness.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) (Powell LE, Myers AM. The
Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.
1995 Jan;50A(1):M28-34. ABC scale Anita M. Myers, 1995. All rights reserved.). No
part of the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale may be reproduced, distributed,
or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or
other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of Anita
M. Myers and payment of any applicable fees. Copyright Anita M. Myers, 1995. All rights
reserved.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1792948;
Origin ID : C187516;
UMLS CUI : C5703410;
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