The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale*

The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale*

Instructions to Participants:

For each of the following activities, please indicate your level of confidence in doing the activity without losing your balance or becoming unsteady from choosing one of the percentage points on the scale from 0% to 100% If you do not currently do the activity in question, try and imagine how confident you would be if you had to do the activity. If you normally use a walking aid to do the activity or hold onto someone, rate your confidence as if you were using these supports.

No Confidence
Completely Confident
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%

How confident are you that you will not lose your balance or become unsteady when you…

*Powell LE & Myers AM. The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. Journal of Gerontology Med Sci 1995; 50(1):M28-34.
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