A Falls Prevention Program for People After Stroke in Guyana: An International Collaboration.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective was to describe the social, environmental, and cultural adaptations to an existing falls program and assess acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of the program in reducing fear, reducing falls, and improving function among individuals poststroke in Guyana.

Methods

A quasi-experimental pilot study with a pretest/posttest in-group design was developed through a collaboration of researchers in Guyana and the US. Participants took part in the falls prevention program for 8 weeks. Outcome measures included a 10-m walk test, the Five Times Sit to Stand Test, and subjective questionnaires for falls incidence and balance confidence at the beginning and end.

Results

Twenty participants completed the study. One participant experienced medical comp

SUBMITTER: Pascal MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523612 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature