External validation of the recurrent falls risk scale in community-dwelling stroke individuals.

Objective: To externally validate the Recurrent Fall Risk Scale (ReFR) in community-dwelling stroke survivors.

Methods: Cohort of stroke survivors with independent gait ability recruited from a reference outpatient stroke clinic. Besides sociodemographic and clinical data, the following scales were used: Modified Barthel Index (mBI), ReFR scale and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).