: Patients with stroke usually have long-term residual gait disability. However, temporal changes in factors associated with gait independence in these patients at the time of hospital discharge have not been clarified. This study aimed to determine changes over time in factors associated with gait independence in patients with stroke at the time of hospital discharge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Attentional focus is a phenomenon in which shifting the focus of attention alters performance of standing postural control. It can be categorized as internal focus (IF), which directs attention to the body parts, or external focus (EF), which directs attention to the external environment. Although attentional focus that improves standing postural control in younger people exhibits individual dominance, the dominance of attentional focus in standing postural control in older adults remains ambiguous.
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