TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Efficacy of the structured balance awareness program on perceived balance confidence and fear-related maladaptive behaviour in post-stroke survivors
JO  - NeuroRehabilitation
A1  - Shaik, Abdul Rahim
A1  - Ahmad, Fuzail
A1  - Miraj, Mohammad
A1  - Alqahtani, Mazen
A1  - Alzhrani, Msaad
A1  - Alanazi, Ahmad
A1  - Kashoo, Faizan
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1053-8135
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-210144
ID  - ref1
ER  -