Predicting the probability for fall incidence in stroke patients using the Berg Balance Scale

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 697-704

  Maeda, N ^a,c   Kato, Junichi ^b   Shimada, T ^c  

^a Department of Physical Therapy   (Japan)

^b Hyogo Rehabilitation Centre Center Hospital   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Berg balance scale; Falls; Functional independence measure; Hemiplegia; Mini mental state examination; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BLEEDING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARALYSIS; PATIENT MOBILITY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE PATIENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; HEMIPLEGIA; JAPAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS; STROKE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; STROKE;

EID: 70349255751     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700313     Document Type: Article

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