Ghent Developmental Balance Test Manual Pdf
Jun 23, 2015 - In the at risk for motor difficulties subgroup, moderate to strong correlations (ranging from.36 to.54) were found between three of the EF scales (Inhibit, Working Memory and Plan/Organize) and Manual Dexterity and Balance. No significant correlations were found between the EF scales and Ball Skills.
Hogeschool Gent
Alexandra De Kegel
BACKGROUND: Balance is a fundamental component of movement. Early identification of balance problems is important to plan early intervention. The Ghent Developmental Balance Test (GDBT) is a new assessment tool designed to monitor balance from the initiation of independent walking to 5 years of age.
Hilde Van Waelvelde
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to establish the psychometric characteristics of the GDBT. METHODS: To evaluate test-retest reliability, 144 children were tested twice on the GDBT by the same examiner, and to evaluate interrater reliability, videotaped GDBT sessions of 22 children were rated by 3 different raters. To evaluate the known-group validity of GDBT scores, z scores on the GDBT were compared between a clinical group (n = 20) and a matched control group (n = 20). Concurrent validity of GDBT scores with the subscale standardized scores of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (M-ABC-2), the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-Second Edition (PDMS-2), and the balance subscale of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test-Second Edition (BOT-2) was evaluated in a combined group of the 20 children from the clinical group and 74 children who were developing typically. RESULTS: Test-retest and interrater reliability were excellent for the GDBT total scores, with intraclass correlation coefficients of.99 and.98, standard error of measurement values of 0.21 and 0.78, and small minimal detectable differences of 0.58 and 2.08, respectively. The GDBT was able to distinguish between the clinical group and the control group (t(38) = 5.456, P.