Walking confidence and perceived locomotion ability explain participation after stroke: A cross-sectional experimental study.

Patrick Roberto AvelinoLucas R NascimentoKênia K P MenezesGisele A SousaMaria Tereza AlvarengaLuci F Teixeira-SalmelaJordana de Paula MagalhãesAline Alvim Scianni

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2022)

All walking measures were correlated with social participation after stroke, but only perceived locomotion ability and walking confidence explained the variance in participation. Clinicians should be encouraged to evaluate real-life performance and personal factors that may limit community participation after stroke.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
social support
healthcare
depressive symptoms
lower limb