Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 364-370 , March 2006

Balance Self-Efficacy and Its Relevance to Physical Function and Perceived Health Status After Stroke

Presented, in part, to the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, May 28, 2005, Victoria, BC, Canada.

  • Nancy M. Salbach, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Nancy M. Salbach, PhD, Dept of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada. Reprints are not available from the author.
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  • Nancy E. Mayo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • Sylvie Robichaud-Ekstrand, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • James A. Hanley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • Carol L. Richards, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Department, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
    • Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Rehabilitation Institute of Quebec, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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  • Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

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 Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Quebec Réseau Provincial de Recherche en Adaptation-Réadaptation, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the Canadian Stroke Network.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)01422-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.017

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 364-370 , March 2006

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