@article{ref1,
title="Efficacy of the structured balance awareness program on perceived balance confidence and fear-related maladaptive behaviour in post-stroke survivors",
journal="NeuroRehabilitation",
year="2021",
author="Shaik, Abdul Rahim and Ahmad, Fuzail and Miraj, Mohammad and Alqahtani, Mazen and Alzhrani, Msaad and Alanazi, Ahmad and Kashoo, Faizan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The risk of falling for individuals with stroke is about twice that of healthy older adults. Lack of appropriate initiative to address the fear-related maladaptive behaviour can manifest itself in the form of loss of physical functions resulting in disability and handicap. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of the structured balance awareness program (SBAP) in improving the perceived balance confidence, and thereby modifying the fear-related maladaptive behaviour in post-stroke survivors. <br><br>METHODS: A randomized experimental control design was used on a sample of 97 post-stroke survivors aged between 55 to 75 years. The patients received either the SBAP or health awareness program (HAP) for eight weeks and were compared on Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Falls Efficacy Scale International (FESI). <br><br>RESULTS: A paired t-test demonstrated statistically significant improvement among all the variables in the SBAP group. An independent t-test exhibited a statistically significant improvement on ABC (t = 2.57, p = 0.012 *), BBS (t = 3.32, p = 0.001 *) and FESI (t = 3.38, p = 0.001 *) in the SBAP group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The study showed that the SBAP was effective in minimizing the fear-related maladaptive behaviour in post-stroke survivors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8135",
doi="10.3233/NRE-210144",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-210144"
}