@article{ref1,
title="Fear of falling among people who have sustained a stroke: a 6-month longitudinal pilot study",
journal="American journal of occupational therapy",
year="2011",
author="Schmid, Arlene A. and Van Puymbroeck, Marieke and Knies, Kasie and Spangler-Morris, Carrie and Watts, Kathryn and Damush, Teresa and Williams, Linda S.",
volume="65",
number="2",
pages="125-132",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Fear of falling (FoF) after stroke is not well understood. We assessed change in FoF over the first 6 mo after a stroke and compared 6-mo anxiety, depression, balance, and quality of life (QoL) scores between people with and without baseline FoF (at the time of hospital discharge). METHOD: Data for this longitudinal study were collected at baseline and 6 mo. Of the 28 people included at baseline, 18 remained in the study 6 mo later. RESULTS: FoF significantly decreased over time (p = .015). Participants with baseline FoF had higher 6-mo anxiety and depression scores (s = .002 and .005, respectively) and lower QoL scores (p < .001) than did those without baseline FoF. CONCLUSION: The results are suggestive of the need for occupational therapists and their colleagues to consider anxiety and depression variables in managing the needs of poststroke participants experiencing FoF.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0272-9490",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}