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The concurrent validity of the Berg Balance Scale was confirmed by very good correlations with the 10 Meter Walk Test at admission and discharge (\u03c1\u2009=\u20090.83 and 0.78, respectively) and by excellent and very good correlations with the 6 Minute Walk Test at admission (\u03c1\u2009=\u20090.91) and discharge (\u03c1\u2009=\u20090.77). The predictive validity of the Berg Balance Scale for the 10 Meter Walk Test and the 6 Minute Walk Test at discharge was moderate (\u03c1\u2009=\u20090.62 and 0.61, respectively) and very good (\u03c1\u2009=\u2009\u22120.87) for length of stay. The minimal clinically important difference of the Berg Balance Scale was estimated to be 10 points. The scale was highly responsive to changes in balance (Cohen\u2019s <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic> 0.9). No floor effect was identified. A ceiling effect was identified only at discharge. 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