@article{ref1,
title="Effective combined assessments of weight bearing ratio and four square step test in predicting falls in discharged stroke patients",
journal="Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases",
year="2020",
author="Yoshimoto, Yoshinobu and Tanaka, Mamoru and Sakamoto, Asuka",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="e105582-e105582",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine whether combined assessments of single movement tasks could predict falls in community dwelling people with stroke and it was more  precision than the berg balance Scale consists of 14 movements. <br><br>METHODS: This  prospective cohort study performed at five rehabilitation hospitals in Japan. Participants comprised 78 patients with ambulatory stroke. The single movement task  assessments performed at discharge and included the weight bearing ratio, the  30-second chair standing test, the one-leg standing time, the four square step test  and the timed up and go test. The results were used to derive a logistic regression  equation to predict falls within 6 months from discharge. Area under the curve was  used to compare prediction accuracy between the logistic regression equation and the  berg balance Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, fifteen participants experienced a fall. The  weight bearing ratio of the unaffected side and four square step test were observed  to be significant assessments identified from the logistic regression analysis. The  Area under the curve of the combined tests of weight bearing ratio of the unaffected  side and four square step test was 0.78, which was higher than the than that of the  berg balance Scale (0.70). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study found that a combined assessment  using single movement tasks including the weight bearing ratio of the unaffected  side and four square step test predicted falls in people with stroke post-discharge  more precisely than the berg balance Scale.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1052-3057",
doi="10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105582",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105582"
}