Falls Prevention After Stroke

Grant number: 385002 | Funding period: 2007 - 2009

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Abstract

Falls are common after stroke, with over 50% of people being discharged home from hospital after stroke experiencing one or more falls in the subsequent six months. Despite a large focus on falls prevention in the community generally, and increasing research that a range of activities (such as exercise, medication review, home hazard modification) are effective in reducing falls among older people generally, there have been no randomised trials evaluating the effectiveness of falls prevention activities for people with stroke. This research will evaluate whether a detailed assessment and program of falls prevention activities (exercise, falls prevention information, bone strength recommendat..

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Obstacle crossing following stroke improves over one month when the unaffected limb leads, but not when the affected limb leads

CM Said, M Galea, N Lythgo

2014-01-01

While it is well established that obstacle crossing is impaired following stroke, it is not known whether obstacle crossing improv..

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People with stroke who fail an obstacle crossing task have a higher incidence of falls and utilize different gait patterns compared with people who pass the task

CM Said, MP Galea, N Lythgo

2013-03-13

Background. Obstacle crossing is impaired in people following stroke. It is not known whether people with stroke who fail an obsta..

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Effects of a multifactorial falls prevention program for people with stroke returning home after rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

FA Batchelor, KD Hill, SF MacKintosh, CM Said, CH Whitehead

2012-01-01

To determine whether a multifactorial falls prevention program reduces falls in people with stroke at risk of recurrent falls and ..

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The effect of limited english proficiency on falls risk and falls prevention after stroke

C Fryer, S Mackintosh, F Batchelor, K Hill, C Said

2012-01-01

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Obstacle crossing performance does not differ between the first and subsequent attempts in people with stroke

CM Said, M Galea, N Lythgo

2009-11-01

This study investigated whether obstacle crossing performance differs between the first and subsequent attempts in people recoveri..

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The FLASSH study: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating falls prevention after stroke and two sub-studies

FA Batchelor, KD Hill, SF Mackintosh, CM Said, CH Whitehead

2009-03-31

Background: Falls are common in stroke survivors returning home after rehabilitation, however there is currently a lack of evidenc..

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