Table 5 GRADE system quality of evidence analysis for the Berg Balance Scale and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test
Quality assessment | Quality | Importance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of studies | Design | Serious limitations (risk of bias)? | Inconsistency of results (heterogeneity)? | Indirect evidence? | Inaccuracy? | Publishing bias? | ||
Berg Scale | ||||||||
6 | Quasi-experimental studies and RCTs | No | No | No | Very important | Sim | ++ / ++++ Low | Critical |
TUG Test | ||||||||
5 | Quasi-experimental studies and RCTs | No | Low | No | Very important | Sim | +++ / ++++ Very Low | Critical |