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Efficacy of the structured balance awareness program on perceived balance confidence and fear-related maladaptive behaviour in post-stroke survivors

Authors :
Msaad Alzhrani
Abdul Rahim Shaik
Fuzail Ahmad
Ahmad Alanazi
Mohammad Miraj
Faizan Zaffar Kashoo
Mazen Alqahtani
Source :
NeuroRehabilitation. 49:547-552
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
IOS Press, 2021.

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. 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. 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). 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. CONCLUSION: The study showed that the SBAP was effective in minimizing the fear-related maladaptive behaviour in post-stroke survivors.

Details

ISSN :
18786448 and 10538135
Volume :
49
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
NeuroRehabilitation
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....dde593db2a6db5c00093c5f0767cf63f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3233/nre-210144