Factors Affecting Fear of Falling in Stroke Patients

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the fear of falling of stroke patients and identify factors affecting the fear of falling. Method: For basic data, structured questionnaires were used for 137 stroke patients in hospitals in B city sampled for this study from June to August, 2010. Results: A multiple regression analysis used to identify variables affecting the fear of falling of stroke patients indicates that the most affecting variable was activities of daily living (β=-.558), followed by self-efficacy of falling (β=-.223), primary caregiver (β=-.118), perception of health (β =-.128) and drunken status (β=-.108). Total variance explained by activities of daily living