NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function - NIH Toolbox Standing Balance Test Ages 3-6 v2.0

COA At-a-Glance

Evidence of cognitive interviewing of draft instrument in target patient population

Evidence of internal consistency

Evidence of test-retest or inter-rater reliability

Evidence of concurrent validity

Evidence of known-groups validity

Evidence of ability to detect change over time

Evidence of responder thresholds

Inclusion of the COA in product labelling

Daily function
Gross motor function

Overview

Instrument Name: NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function - NIH Toolbox Standing Balance Test Ages 3-6 v2.0

Abbreviation: NIH Toolbox Standing Balance Test Ages 3-6 v2.0

Points for Consideration:

Little data available

Description of Tool:

The NIH Toolbox Standing Balance Test Ages 3-6, v2.0 is a PerfO assessing a child in 5 standing positions. Each test is rated as pass/fail, with lower scores representing better performance.

Minimum Qualification Required by COA Administrator: MA or BA

Comment:

The NIH Toolbox Standing Balance Test Ages 3-6 v2.0 is a specific test within the NIH Toolbox Balance
The NIH Toolbox Balance is a subdomain within the NIH Toolbox Motor Battery

Year: 2013

Objective of Development:

To measure motor function across the age span from 3-6 years old, with a focus on balance

Population of Development: Age range (therapeutic indication):

3-6 years (All)

Pediatric Population(s) in which COA has been used:

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Wounds and Injuries

COA type:

Number of Items 5

Mode of Administration:

Data Collection Mode:

Time for Completion: 7 minutes

Response Scales: Dichotomous: Pass or Fail

Summary of Scoring:

Available Scores:
Global Score
Scores by domains
Scores by items
Cutoff score: <2 SDs below the mean (score <30) is suggestive of motor dysfunction Weighting: No Score Interpretation: Lower score = Better performance


Content Validity

Evidence of Literature Review: Yes

Evidence of Instrument Review: Yes

Evidence of Clinical or Expert Input: Yes

Evidence of concept elicitation in target patient population: None identified

Evidence of a Saturation Grid: Not applicable

Evidence for Selection of Data Collection Method: None identified

Recall/Observation Period:

Evidence for Selection of Reponse Options: None identified

Evidence of cognitive interviewing of draft instrument in target patient population: None identified

Evidence of Preliminary Scoring of Items and Domains: Not applicable

Evidence related to respondent and administrator burden: None identified

Evidence of a Conceptual Framework: None identified

Evidence of an item-tracking matrix: Not applicable

Evidence related to item selection: Not applicable

Evidence of re-testing the final version: Yes


Reliability

Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha): Not applicable

Test-retest Reliability (ICC):

Rine RM (2013)
Information Not specified for the share of the population aged 3-6 years in the child population

- Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC): ranged from 0.82 to 0.97
- Was a definition of stability applied to identify stable patients: No
- Time frame or interval between the two administrations: 25 minutes
- Population/Disease: Patients of 3 to 17 years; n= about107

Inter-rater/ inter-interviewer reliability (kappa):

Not applicable

Evidence of test-retest or inter-rater reliability: Yes


Validity

Concurrent validity (convergent, divergent):

Rine RM (2013)
- Correlation coefficient used: Spearman Nonparametric correlation coefficient
- Measure: Sensory Organization Testing (SOT) condition 5
- Results:
Information Not specified for the share of the population aged 3 to 6 years in the child population
Significant correlations were found between the SOT condition 5 and the BAM 4: r= -0.48; p= 0.04
- Population/Disease: Healthy and children with vestibular disorder ; n= about 107

Known-group validity:

Rine RM (2013)
- Measure/Groups of patients: Center of Pressure (COP)
- A priori hypotheses: COP would correlate with NPL scores
- Were hypotheses confirmed: Yes
- Results: Pearson's correlation coefficient:
Information Not specified for the share of the population aged 3 to 6 years in the child population
Correlations were found between NPL scores and COP: r= 0.42 to 0.85, p Not stated
- Population/Disease: Healthy and children with vestibular disorder ; n= about 107

Evidence of Translatability Assessment: None identified

Evidence related to missing data: None identified

Evidence for Selection of Recall Period: None identified

Evidence of Administration Instructions and Training Provided: None identified

Evidence of concurrent validity: Yes

Evidence of known-groups validity: Yes

Evidence of ability to detect change over time: None identified


Ability to Detect Change

Ability to detect change (Responsiveness):

None identified


Responder Thresholds

Evidence of responder thresholds: None identified


Reference(s) of development / validation

Reuben DB, Magasi S, McCreath HE, BohanNon RW, Wang YC, Bubela DJ, Rymer WZ, Beaumont J, Rine RM, Lai JS, Gershon RC. Motor assessment using the NIH Toolbox. Neurology. 2013 Mar 12;80(11 Suppl 3):S65-75
(Full Text Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662336/pdf/WNL204799.pdf)

Rine RM, Schubert MC, Whitney SL, Roberts D, Redfern MS, MusoliNo MC, Roche JL, Steed DP, Corbin B, Lin CC, Marchetti GF, Beaumont J, Carey JP, Shepard NP, Jacobson GP, Wrisley DM, Hoffman HJ, Furman G, Slotkin J. Vestibular function assessment using the NIH Toolbox. Neurology. 2013 Mar 12;80(11 Suppl 3):S25-31
(Full Text Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662339/


Other references

HealthMeasures website: https://www.healthmeasures.net/explore-measurement-systems/nih-toolbox


Inclusion of the COA in product labelling

None identified


Existence of Scoring / Interpretation / User Manual


Original language and translations

Original: English for the USA

Translations:
Spanish


References of translations

None identified


Authors and contact information

Authors:
Reuben DB, Magasi S, McCreath HE, BohanNon RW, Wang YC, Bubela DJ, Rymer WZ, Beaumont J, Rine RM, Lai JS, Gershon RC

Contact:
National Institute of Health (NIH)
E-mail: cognition@nihtoolbox.org


Website

Health Measures website (http://www.healthmeasures.net/explore-measurement-systems/nih-toolbox/obtain-and-administer-measures)


Review copy

Review copy available here (http://www.healthmeasures.net/index.php?Itemid=992)