Research with a larger sample and longer follow-up period is
needed to confirm or contradict these findings, and to determine
whether balance score cutoff points can be formulated, for
different subpopulations, that identify older adults with increased
risk for adverse health outcomes. Follow-up studies in which
older adults use the bathroom scale on a regular basis (eg, daily
or weekly) for home-based monitoring of balance would provide
useful information regarding the variation in balance scores
among older adults and regarding clinically relevant changes.
Such information is needed before the bathroom scale can be
implemented in practice.