@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of falls among right-hemisphere stroke patients in the rehabilitation setting",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="1993",
author="Rapport, Lisa J. and Webster, J. S. and Flemming, K. L. and Lindberg, J. W. and Godlewski, M. C. and Brees, J. E. and Abadee, P. S.",
volume="74",
number="6",
pages="621-626",
abstract="The purpose of the study was to examine neuropsychological and general medical risk factors for falls among a high-risk patient group in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. The sample consisted of 32 nonambulatory males who had sustained a right-hemisphere stroke (R-CVA). The Fall Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) was introduced as a measure of known risk factors for falls in an inpatient setting. Neuropsychological assessment included measures of attention, perceptual deficits, hemispatial neglect, and impulsivity. A predictive model generated using multiple regression found that the FAQ combined with a measure of behavioral impulsivity successfully predicted fall status in 78% to 81% of cases, depending upon the cutting score used (p < .003). R-CVA patients who fell were more impulsive (p < .001) and received higher FAQ scores (p < .001). Perceptual deficit as measured by the Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure and general inattention as measured by Digit Span (reverse) were associated with falls (p < .04); however, they did not add to the model predicting which of the R-CVA patients would fall. It was suggested that impulsivity may act as an important mediating factor in determining individual risk for fall.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}