作者
Ettore Beghi, Elisa Gervasoni, Elisabetta Pupillo, Elisa Bianchi, Angelo Montesano, Irene Aprile, Michela Agostini, Marco Rovaris, Davide Cattaneo, Gianluca Iacobone, Johanna Jonsdottir, Alessandra Rodanò, Silvia Romi, Rita Russo, Francesca Tettamanzi, Arianna Cruciani, Isabella Imbimbo, Andrea Polli, Andrea Turolla
发表日期
2018/4/1
期刊
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
卷号
99
期号
4
页码范围
641-651
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
Objective
To compare the risk of falls and fall predictors in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and stroke using the same study design.
Design
Multicenter prospective cohort study.
Setting
Institutions for physical therapy and rehabilitation.
Participants
Patients (N=299) with PD (n=94), MS (n=111), and stroke (n=94) seen for rehabilitation.
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
Functional scales were applied to investigate balance, disability, daily performance, self-confidence with balance, and social integration. Patients were followed for 6 months. Telephone interviews were organized at 2, 4, and 6 months to record falls and fall-related injuries. Incidence ratios, Kaplan-Meier survival curves, and Cox proportional hazards models were used.
Results
Of the 299 patients enrolled, 259 had complete follow-up. One hundred and twenty-two patients (47.1%) fell at least once; 82 (31.7 …
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