Fear of falling, balance confidence and health-related quality of life in individuals with postpolio syndrome

Autor:	Nicole Barber Verbus, Sara Kitchen, Jennifer Tomecsko, Nicole Urban, Kristine Legters
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Adult medicine.medical_specialty Health Status Population Poison control Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Fear of falling Occupational safety and health Quality of life Injury prevention Humans Medicine education Postural Balance Aged Balance (ability) Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry Impaired Balance Fear Middle Aged Health Surveys Quality of Life Physical therapy Accidental Falls Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 22:127-135
ISSN:	1532-5040 0959-3985
DOI:	10.1080/09593980600724196
Popis:	The purposes of this study were to examine prevalence of fear of falling (FOF) and decreased balance confidence in individuals with postpolio syndrome (PPS) and to determine whether balance confidence was correlated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in this population. A survey, which included demographic questions, the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, and the MOS SF-36v2, was made available by mail and electronically to individuals with PPS. Descriptive and correlation statistics were used to analyze the responses. Fear of falling was reported in 95% of respondents, with 80% indicating that FOF affected their quality of life. Median ABC score (42 of 100), physical component score (27 of 100), and mental component score (47 of 100) were below average compared with the general population. A moderate correlation (r = 0.4; p < 0.001) was found between balance confidence and the physical component score of HRQOL in PPS. There was an overwhelming presence of FOF and severely impaired balance confidence in the majority of those with PPS. A fair correlation between the physical functioning component of HRQOL and balance confidence was noted in this population.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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