Table 1 Summary of participant characteristics
Field | Variable | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Sex | Female | 20 (74) |
Male | 7 (26) | ||
Age | < 60 | 5 (19) | |
60–64 | 1 (4) | ||
65–69 | 5 (19) | ||
70–74 | 5 (19) | ||
75–79 | 7 (26) | ||
80–84 | 2 (7) | ||
85–89 | 1 (4) | ||
> = 90 | 1 (4) | ||
Fall history and fear of falling | Experienced fall in previous year | Yes | 14 (52) |
No | 13 (48) | ||
Number of falls in previous year | 0 | 13 (48) | |
1 | 6 (22) | ||
2 | 4 (15) | ||
3+ | 4 (15) | ||
Whether fall(s) required medical attentiona (% among fallers) | Yes | 8 (57) | |
No | 6 (43) | ||
Fall resulted in fracture (% among fallers) | Yes | 3 (21) | |
How worried are you about falling while walking or balancing? | 1 Never | 4 (15) | |
2 Hardly | 5 (19) | ||
3 Sometimes | 11 (41) | ||
4 Often | 4 (15) | ||
5 All the time | 3 (11) | ||
Current physical activity level | Currently engaged in some exercise group/activityb | Yes | 19 (70) |
No | 8 (30) | ||
History of falls risk screening | Whether spoken to a GP or other professionals about risk of falling in previous year | Yes | 11 (41) |
No | 16 (59) | ||
If yes, where was it? (% among Yes for previous question) | GP | 5 (45) | |
Social care | 0 (0) | ||
Falls clinic | 3 (27) | ||
A&E | 0 (0) | ||
Hospital | 2 (18) | ||
Other | 1 (9) | ||
Falls prevention service use in past year | Type of falls prevention service usec | Physiotherapy | 12 |
Occupational therapy | 1 | ||
HAM | 4 | ||
Medication change | 0 | ||
Vision surgery | 5 | ||
Vit D supplement | 6 | ||
Assistive device | 7 | ||
Footwear change | 6 | ||
Falls education | 12 |