Items on the 3 point scale include; STS; normal stance; feet-together-eyes open (EO); balance during neck extension; 360 degree turn; tandem stance-EO; tandem stance-EC; stand-on-toes 15 seconds; stand-to-sit.

Items on the 2 point scale include: one-legged stance-rt; one-legged stance-lt, sitting balance, bending over/pick up 2 lb object, Feet-together EC.

QBS is adapted from the Tinetti Balance Assessment.