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| Predicting people with stroke at risk of falls | | Author(s) | A Ashburn, D Hyndman, R Pickering |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 37, no 3, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 270-276 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Stroke ; Falls ; At risk ; Correlation. |
| Annotation | Falls are common following stroke, but knowledge about predicting future fallers is lacking. Of 512 people identified by this study who had been admitted to hospital with stroke, 122 (mean age 70.2 years) completed a battery of tests (balance, function, mood and attention) within 2 weeks of leaving hospital and 12 months post-discharge. Fall status was available for 115, of whom 63 (55%) had experienced one or more falls, 48 (42%) experienced repeated falls, and 62 (54%) experienced near falls. All variables available at discharge were screened as potential predictors of falling. Six variables emerged: near-falling in hospital; Rivermead leg and trunk score; Rivermead upper limb score; Berg Balance score; mean functional reach; and the Nottingham extended activities of daily living (NEADL) score. A score of near falls in hospital and upper limb function was the best predictor with 70% specificity and 60% sensitivity. Participants who were unstable (near falls) in hospital with poor upper limb function (unable to save themselves) were most at risk of falls. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080618211 A |
| Classmark | CQA: OLF: CA3: 49 |
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