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Table 3 General characteristics of participants

From: Feasibility of a cognitive behavioural group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated avoidance of activity in community-living older people: a process evaluation

General characteristics

Participants who completed the intervention

Participants who did not complete the intervention

Values are number (percentage) unless stated otherwise

N = 174

N = 106

Mean age (standard deviation)

77

(4.5)

78

(4.8)

Female

121

(70)

77

(73)

Living alone

100

(58)

57

(54)

≤ Lower secondary education

111

(64)

74

(70)

Mean cognitive status (standard deviation)*

32

(3.5)

31

(3.7)

Using walking aids

61

(35)

45

(43)

Fair or bad perceived health

118

(68)

79

(75)

At least one fall in previous 6 months

96

(56)

79

(57)

Fear of falling

    

   sometimes

108

(62)

52

(49)

   often

40

(23)

33

(31)

   very often

26

(15)

21

(20)

Avoidance of activity

    

   sometimes

117

(67)

51

(48)

   often

36

(21)

40

(38)

   very often

21

(12)

15

(14)

  1. * scores range from 16 to 38; a lower score indicates a better cognitive functioning