Stroke is one of the most common causes of acquired adult disability. The stroke survivors have lots of mobility difficulties such as poor standing, decreased walking speed, balance disturbances, and increased risk of falls (1). Falling is a major threat to stroke patients for physical injury. Fracture resulting from falling, could affect the rehabilitation potential and functional recovery (2,3). After a stroke, falls are one of the most common medical complications with a 73% incidence within the six months (4). In addition to physical components, psychological factors related falling include fear of falling(5). Fear of falling is defined as persisting concern regarding falling and associated with many negative physical and psychological factors (6,7). It not only affects a simple health concern, but also avoidance of activities and a loss of confidence (8). To determine the associating factors of fear of falling (FOF) and the correlations between FOF, functional ambulation category (FAC) and quality of life (QOL) on stroke patients.
Inclusion Criteria: * stroke duration of 6 months or more * follow 3-step commands * were able to walk 10m with no physical assistance with or without any assistive device, * scoring ≥3 on Functional Ambulation Category, * physically able to complete the testing procedure. Exclusion Criteria: * other neurologic diagnosesor were medically unstable, * lower-extremity fracture, * other surgical procedures during the last 6 months * were unable to provide consent.