Article

The study focused on the falls efficacy of stroke survivors in the
community and its association with the related factors. The study was
conducted through a cross-sectional design in the community setting. One hundred
seven stroke survivors were recruited. Falls efficacy was measured by the 7-item
Falls Efficacy Scale International version, where the higher mean score showed
more concern about falling in daily life. RESULTS: Activities of daily living
(ADL) dependency levels, including mild, moderate and severe, contributed to
33.5% of the explained variance. Women were over 7.5 times more likely to have
high falls efficacy than men. Moderate and severe ADL dependency participants
were 10.8 and 13.6 times more likely to have high falls efficacy than ADL
independent participants. Single fall participants were also nearly 13 times more
likely to have high falls efficacy than others who had either recurrent falls or
no falls. CONCLUSIONS: Female gender, strong ADL dependency, and single falls
were associated with high falls efficacy. The levels of ADL dependency were the
most correlated with falls efficacy than with other related factors.
Rehabilitation interventions should also be incorporated to minimise ADL
dependency, and to improve falls efficacy for stroke survivors.

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