Investigating Relationships between Balance Confidence and Balance Ability in Older Adults

Table 1

Demographics of survivors of stroke.

Subject	Age	Male/female	Type of stroke/notes	Time elapsed since stroke (years)	Ethnicity	Fall and/or fall-related injury (within past 5 years)	Dizziness or vertigo	Ailments	Activities	Vision
S1	69	Male	Aneurysm of the left internal carotid artery; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; suffered subarachnoid bleeding in the right hemisphere; uses ankle foot orthosis (AFO) and a cane occasionally	33	Caucasian	No	No	No	Walk in mall about 35′, PT work 1 or 2×/month	Glasses
S2	65	Male	Cerebellar stroke; uses cane; however, is able to walk without it and also regularly exercises	3	Caucasian	No	Yes	No	Daily walking	No
S3	61	Male	Weakness on left side due to stroke; uses stimulation as opposed to AFO, also very active with regular exercise	3	Caucasian	Yes	No	Weakness on the left side	Personal trainer, pilates	Glasses
S4	56	Male	Left thalamic intraparenchymal hemorrhage; multiple lacunar infarcts, microhemorrhages, and small vessel disease; does not use cane or walker	1, 3	African American	No	Yes	No	Yes	Glasses
S5	81	Female	Suffered a small acute stroke in the high right frontal lobe with no hemorrhage; may have suffered a second stroke but did not stay for diagnostic; no cane nor walker used	0.75	Caucasian	Yes	Periodic	Feet pronate	Water aerobics	Glasses
S6	72	Male	Suffered a stroke but did not provide doctor’s assessment	10	Caucasian	Yes	Did not provide	Did not provide	Did not provide	Glasses
S7	59	Female	Suffered a stroke but did not provide additional information on type of stroke	26	Caucasian	No	No	Hearing loss/vision	OT/PT, treadmill, bike	Glasses