Advancing the sock test for sitting balance: A comparison with the Barthel Index of activities of daily living in older adults

The objective of this study was to determine whether a correlation existed between scores on the Sock Test for Sitting Balance (STSB) and items on the Barthel Index (BI) for activities of daily living. The STSB and BI scores of older adults from independent living and assisted living communities were compared. No difference in STSB scores emerged between the independent living and assisted living communities. Results showed a significant relationship between the STSB score and the following BI scores: self-feeding (p < .05) and bathing, dressing, urinary incontinence, and stair mobility (p < .01). The results indicated that the STSB did not differentiate between the independent living and assisted living communities. However, a significant correlation emerged between the STSB score and the BI items of self-feeding, bathing, dressing, urinary incontinence, and stair mobility in older adults living in independent living and assisted living communities.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Occupational Therapy

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Broussard, Kim Celeste

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Baxter, Mary Francis
• Mitchell, Katy

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Pei-Fen, Chang

• Barthel Index for ADLs
• Occupational therapy
• Function
• Sock Test for Sitting Balance

Language dc:language.iso

English

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/11274/15125

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/15125