Effects of an Individual and Family Self-Management of Fall Prevention Program on Balance Ability and Fall-related Self-efficacy Among Chinese Post-Stroke Individuals

Inclusion Criteria: * For patients * aged 18 years or above; * first-ever diagnosed with ischemic stroke; * level of impairment assessed by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores between 5 to 15 (moderate severity) before entering the experiment; * mental state assessed by Mini-Mental State Exam score \> 24; * mobility tested by Timed Up and Go ≥12.6 second (walkers or another kinds of gait aid are allowed to be used in the test); * motor power of all limbs examined by muscle power assessment grade ≥3; * ability to understand Chinese; * living with family members; * having phones that can use the internet; * willing to join the study. * For caregivers * mental state assessed by Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire score ≥8; * being the primary caregiver, living in the same house, and taking care of the patient; * having phones that can use the internet; * can speak, understand, and write in Chinese; and (e) willing to participate. Exclusion Criteria for patients: * having problems with sensory and/or global aphasia Discontinuation criteria: * patients have an illness that needs hospitalization; * patients and caregivers cannot complete participation in intervention sessions.