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Table 5 Factors influencing respondents who want to better assess reactive postural control (n = 308)

From: Clinical balance assessment: perceptions of commonly-used standardized measures and current practices among physiotherapists in Ontario, Canada

“What has influenced your ability to assess reactive postural control in the past?”

n

%

Lack of knowledge

178

57.8

Lack of time

143

46.4

Tools not available

119

38.6

Tools not appropriate for population

80

26.0

Lack of equipment

76

24.7

Lack of consensus on what to assess

52

16.9

Sensitivity to change

46

14.9

Tools difficult to administer

35

11.4

Low priority

10

3.2

Patient environment

4

1.3

Beliefs about assessment

3

1.0

Patient cognition

1

0.3

Patient pain

1

0.3

Lack of personnel

1

0.3

Confidence in administering tests

1

0.3

Confidence about reliability of tests

1

0.3