Effectiveness of a fall-risk reduction programme for inpatient rehabilitation after stroke.

Purpose: To evaluate effectiveness of fall-risk-assessment-based fall prevention for stroke rehabilitation inpatients.

Method: A consecutive series of 232 patients admitted for the first time to a subacute stroke-rehabilitation ward during 2010-2011 was studied in detail. The Assessment Sheet for Fall Prediction in Stroke Inpatients (ASFPSI by Nakagawa et al.