Abbreviation: ABC.
A 16-item instrument designed to measure a patient’s perception of balance and his or her subsequent fear of falling. The patient ranks his or her confidence to complete each item from 0% (no confidence) to 100% (complete confidence).
Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale is a sample definition found in
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