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Advanced Neurology Task oriented walking in stroke

intervention using the ABC scale and BBS. The present Author contributions
study showed that the task-oriented walking intervention
group had a significant improvement in balance self- Conceptualization: Malik Muhammad Atif
efficacy compared to the control group. The mean ABC Formal analysis: Farjad Afzal
scale score of the task-oriented walking intervention group Investigation: Malik Muhammad Atif
increased from 56.6 to 68.8, while the mean score of the
control group increased from 54.6 to 57.9. The difference Methodology: Malik Muhammad Atif
in mean scores between the two groups was statistically Writing – original draft: Farjad Afzal
significant (p < 0.001).
Writing – review & editing: Farjad Afzal.
The findings of this study are consistent with the
previous research on the effectiveness of task-oriented Ethics approval and consent to participate
walking interventions in improving balance and functional Ethical approval was granted by the Institutional Research
outcomes in individuals with stroke. The study highlights Board and consent was obtained from the participants.
the importance of incorporating task-oriented walking
exercises in rehabilitation programs for stroke survivors to Consent for publication
improve their balance self-efficacy and overall functional Not applicable.
performance. Overall, this study proves the effectiveness of
task-oriented walking intervention in improving balance Availability of data
self-efficacy in post-stroke patients. Further, research
is needed to investigate the long-term effects of this The data can be obtained from the corresponding author
intervention on functional outcomes and to determine the before formal request.
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