Background: Behavioural symptoms and gait disorders are very common in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Objective: To evaluate the association between fear of falling and gait instability at one year in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Methods: Thirty-five multiple sclerosis patients were included. Fear of falling was assessed by the Fall Efficacy Scale-International and gait variability with stride time variability under single and dual-task conditions at baseline and at one year.
Results: Baseline fear of falling score was associated with increased stride time variability at one year during dual-task condition even after adjustment on covariates.
Conclusion: Fear of falling is associated with gait variability at one year, especially under dual-task condition.
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