Mini Bestest Score

Sum fourteen Mini-BESTest item scores on the 28-point scale.

Description

Mini-BESTest scoring adds fourteen preassigned item values on a 28-point scale.

Mini-BESTest scoring adds fourteen preassigned item values on a 28-point scale. The tool expects scores rather than raw task observations.^{[1, 2]}

Sum fourteen Mini-BESTest item scores on the 28-point scale.

When to use Mini Bestest Score

Use this tool to sum fourteen Mini-BESTest item scores on the 28-point scale.

Prepare the measured movement, timing, load or preassigned score requested. Keep protocols, units, paired measurements and caller-selected thresholds consistent.

How to use Mini Bestest Score and understand its results

Prepare the measured movement, timing, load or preassigned score requested. Keep protocols, units, paired measurements and caller-selected thresholds consistent.
Enter itemScores using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
Read totalScore, maximumScore, percentMaximum. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.

Input field	Meaning	Value type; see rules below	Requirement
itemScores	Item scores	list of number	Required

Enter exactly fourteen safe integer scores 0–2. Return total, maximum and percentage.

total=Σ14scores; percent=100total/28

Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
totalScore	Total score	number
maximumScore	Maximum score	number
percentMaximum	Percent maximum	number

json

{
  "input": {
    "itemScores": [
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2,
      2
    ]
  },
  "output": {
    "totalScore": 28,
    "maximumScore": 28,
    "percentMaximum": 100
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

No task administration, bilateral scoring convention, fall-risk cutoff or diagnosis is applied.

Numeric inputs must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Lists are limited to 100,000 entries; the rules above may require smaller limits. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use Berg Balance Score: Sum fourteen Berg Balance Scale item scores on the 56-point scale. For a complementary task, use FMS Seven Item Score: Sum seven Functional Movement Screen scores; compare only with supplied cutoff.

Further background: Mini-BESTest revised score form.

References

Mini Bestest Score — tool.io
Mini-BESTest revised score form — Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Similar or alternative tools

Berg Balance Score
Sum fourteen Berg Balance Scale item scores on the 56-point scale.
FMS Seven Item Score
Sum seven Functional Movement Screen scores; compare only with supplied cutoff.