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Risk factors for fear of falling in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling for Balance Rehabilitation in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Artificial organs · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of suspension-supported training on dynamic balance capacity in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis enhanced by XGBoost machine learning.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The global prevalence of and risk factors for fear of falling among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Association between fear of falling and falls following acute and chronic stroke: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The risk of falls among the aging population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Falls and Fear of Falling in Minor Stroke Patients With Vestibular Symptoms: A Longitudinal Observational Study.Brain and behavior · 2026Observational
- "From the moment I started standing again, I was worried about falls": fear of falling in intensive care unit survivors over 12 months.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2026Article
- Fear of Falling, Balance Disturbances, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Post-Stroke Inpatients: A Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluating muscle characteristics and fall events: insights from real-world longitudinal data.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of different exercise interventions on balance and cognitive functions in stroke patients: A network meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Can a novel set of handgrips on a walking frame increase stability and support users when transferring to/from a chair?BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Dynamic Nomogram for Predicting the Fall Risk of Stroke Patients: An Observational Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and network structure of depression and its association with quality of life among older stroke survivors: findings from a national survey in China.General psychiatry · 2025Article
- Advances in nursing care for post-stroke limb dysfunction rehabilitation.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Screening cutoff values to identify the risk of falls after stroke: A scoping review.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Enhancing safety in the ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke population: exploring the efficacy of self-releasing chair alarm belts.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Advances in balance training to prevent falls in stroke patients: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Association between personality traits and concerns about falling among older patients: the mediating role of subjective age.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Concurrent Validity and Test-Retest Reliability of the 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Stroke Survivors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of a novel biomechanics-informed walking frame, developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between biomechanists and design engineers.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveEven though 32%-83% for fear of falling (FoF) in patients with stroke, very little is known about the predictors of the problems. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the literature on risk factors for FoF in patients with stroke.
designA systematic review and meta-analysis DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library database, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Grey literature and other relevant databases for related publications were searched (from inception to 17 July 2021).
resultsEight studies involving 1597 participants were selected to analyse risk factors for patients with stroke with FoF. The quality of all included studies was assessed and categorised as medium or high quality. Review Manager V.5.3 merged the OR value and 95% CI of the potential risk factors. Meta-regression and Egger's test were performed by Stata V.15.1. The risk factors for FoF in patients with stroke were women (OR=2.13, 95% CI 1.47 to 3.09), impaired balance ability (OR=5.54; 95% CI 3.48 to 8.81), lower mobility (OR=1.12; 95% CI 1.05 to 1.19), history of falls (OR=2.33; 95% CI 1.54 to 3.53) and walking aid (OR=1.98; 95% CI 1.37 to 2.88), anxiety (OR
conclusionThis meta-analysis indicated that female population, impaired balance ability, lower mobility, history of falls and walking aid in patients with stroke might be at greater risk for FoF. Future studies are recommended to determine other risk factors specific to patients with stroke.
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