SynthesisJournal of rehabilitation medicine2024
Association between fear of falling and falls following acute and chronic stroke: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
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Kinesiophobia, Balance Performance, Fear of Falling, and Related Factors in Stroke Patients
"Fear of Falling": i Determinanti Clinici e Psicologici Nel Paziente Neurologico. Studio Osservazionale di Tipo Trasversale
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Does concern about falling predict future falls in older adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Tai Ji Yunshou with Visual Feedback on Balance and Mobility in Stroke Patients.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Trial
- 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
- Reliability and validity of the balance recovery confidence scale in persons with stroke.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Relationship between kinesiophobia and fear of falling in patients suffering from stroke leading to physical disability in selected rehabilitation center of Bangladesh.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the association between falls and fear of falling in people with stroke and to evaluate the differences between patients with acute stroke and those with chronic stroke with regard to any such association.
methodsArticles were searched in Medline, CINAHL, AMED, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library of Reviews and PEDro from inception until March 2023. Experimental, observational or explorative studies investigating the association between fear of falling and falls in people with stroke were included. Articles were screened by 2 independent reviewers. Data were extracted by an independent reviewer.
resultsA total of 26 reports were included in this review (n = 2863). Fear of falling, assessed by a single-question survey, was significantly associated with falls (relative risk = 1.44; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.22, 1.70; I2 = 0%) in people with acute stroke. Significant mean differences in fear of falling, based on the Falls Efficacy Scale (mean difference = 12.80; 95% CI = 1.81, 23.78; I² = 28%) and Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (mean difference = -9.99; 95% CI = -15.36, -4.62; I² = 57%), were also reported between fallers and non-fallers in people with chronic stroke.
conclusionA small, but significant, association exists between falls and fear of falling in both acute and chronic stroke patients.
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