Sympathetic nervous system responses during complex walking tasks and community ambulation post-stroke.

ABSTRACT: Stroke survivors frequently report increased perceived challenge of walking (PCW) in complex environments, restricting their daily ambulation. PCW is conventionally measured through subjective questionnaires or, more recently, through objective quantification of sympathetic nervous system activity during walking tasks. However, how these measurements of PCW reflect daily walking activity post-stroke is unknown. We aimed to compare the subjective and objective assessments of PCW in predicting home and community ambulation. In 29 participants post-stroke, we measured PCW subjectively with the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale and objectively through electrodermal activity, quantified by change in skin conductance levels (SCL) and skin conductance responses (SCR) between outd

SUBMITTER: Bansal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654447 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature