The new scale (Unified Balance Scale) holds proven measurement properties and may be a candidate tool for "bed to community" balance measurement for patients with balance problems within the neuro-rehabilitation setting. Future studies are warranted to explore further its external validity and other clinical properties, as well as to improve its usability.
Conclusion:Although further studies are needed to generalize these results to different samples, to confirm its fall risk estimation capabilities and to improve its usability, the Unified Balance Scale presents itself as a psychometrically sound outcome measurement tool to evaluate the effectiveness both of fall reduction plans and of rehabilitation interventions aimed at improving balance.
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