Stroke as a risk factor for falls .......................................... ............... 23
 P ost-stroke hip fractures...................................... ........................... ........ 24
 Fear of Falling A after Stroke ........................................ .......................... 24
 Post-stroke balance confidence ...................................................... 24
 Post-stroke fear of falling assessments.................................................25
 Post-stroke fear of falling ............................. ........... .................. 26
 A activity and P participation ................................................................ ............... ...26
 Restriction of Activity and Participation............... ...... ......................... 26
 Gait Speed, Activity, and Participation .................................... ............... 27
 Falls, Activity, and Participation ................................ ...............29
 Fear of Falling, Activity, and Participation.......................... ............... 30
 C areg iv ers ...................... .. .. ......... .. .. .................................................3 1
 Stroke and Caregiving ................... ...... ........ .. .. .... ..... .. ........ .... 31
 Mobility Disability and Caregiving.................... ............. ..............32
 C aregiver D expression ............................................. ................ ............. 33
 Caregiver Burden ....................... ....... ............................... .33
 Sum m ary of the Literature Review .............. ................................... ................34

3 THE IMPACT OF POST-STROKE GAIT VELOCITY CHANGES ON
 ACTIVITY AND PARTICIATION .................................................. .................. 35

 Introdu action ...................................... ................................................. 3 5
 M eth o d s ...................................................................3 7
 D design ...................................................................................................... ....... 37
 P articip an ts ................................................................ 3 8
 O utcom e M measures .................................. ............. ...... ......... 39
 G ait v elo city ................................................. ................ 3 9
 Activity and participation..................... ...... ........................... 40
 Statistical A analysis .......................................... .. .. .... .... ..... ..... .. 4 1
 R e su lts ...........................................................................................4 1
 D isc u ssio n ............................................................................................................. 4 4

4 FEAR OF FALLING AFTER STROKE ..................................................48

 In tro du ctio n ...................................... ................................................ 4 8
 M eth o d s ..................................................................5 0
 D e sig n .......................................................................................5 0
 Sam ple .............................................................................................................50
 D ata Collection ................................................................ .. ... ............ 51
 O utcom e M measures ...........................................................53
 Functional status................................................... 54
 Cognitive status ................................................................ .. .............54
 D expression ............................... ........ .......................................... 54
 Caregiver demographics, burden, and coping ...........................................55
 A analysis of Q uantitative D ata ....................................................... 55
 R e su lts ...............................................................................................5 6
 D description of Sam ple ................................................................................... 56