Introduction: One of the first balance tests is Romberg`s test. It`s simple, fast and demands few accessories. Sharpened Romberg`s test, which developed from Romberg`s test, differs from the first balance test in the placement of feet. There are many different ways of conducting this test, though measurement properties have been researched for only a few of the versions. Purpose: The purpose of this bachelor`s work was to find the most used versions of Romberg`s and sharpened Romberg`s test based on the literature review and to determine which version of the test has the greatest reliability, validity and ability to detect change. Methods: The literature was collected until June 2016 with help of the PubMED database and the Cobiss website. The search for literature was limited to the Slovene and English language, regardless of the publishing year. Results: There were 15 research articles between the years of 1989 and 2015 included in the overview. Six of those researched the reliability of Romberg`s test, three focused on its validity, and eleven on its ability to detect change. Reliability results showed that the most commonly used versions of Romberg`s (ICC = 0,81-0,96) and sharpened Romberg`s test (ICC = 0,63-0,97) are fairly to excellently reliable. Romberg’s test is adequately responsive (ROC = 0,77), while sharpened Romberg’s test has moderate to good validity (r = 0,27 – 0,65). Discussion and conclusion: Many different versions of Romberg`s test were performed in the studies. The most common is Romberg`s test performed with feet together and sharpened Romberg`s test in tandem position. The best measurement properties have procedures of the test described in three studies. Some authors under the name Romberg`s test assess not only the role of vision, but perform it on a soft surface, which overlaps with the modified sensory interaction test. Therefore one needs to be cautious in which test conditions did the authors actually evaluate Romberg`s test or sharpened Romberg`s test.
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