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Table 1 Client characteristics at baseline. Mean (SD) or number (%)

From: Utilising telehealth to support exercise and physical activity in people with Parkinson disease: a program evaluation using mixed methods

 

n=96

Age (years)

74 (7)

Gender (female)

35 (36)

Disease duration (years)a

6 (4)

Hoehn and Yahr [19]

 Stage 1, n (%)

38 (40)

 Stage 2, n (%)

31 (32)

 Stage 3, n 9%)

27 (28)

Falls riskb

 Low, n (%)

22 (24)

 Moderate, n (%)

37 (40)

 High, n (%)

33 (36)

 Freezing of gait n (%)c

27 (29)

 NFOGQd

4 (6.6)

Time attending clinic

 Longer 1 year, n (%)

65 (68)

 Between 2 -12 months, n (%)

17 (18)

 Started during telehealth, n (%)

7 (7)

  1. an = 84 (9 people unsure of year of diagnosis and unable to calculate years for 3 people as diagnosed in 2020 and no month recorded)
  2. bn = 92, Falls risk calculated using three step clinical prediction tool (falling in the last year, self-reported gait speed, freezing of gait in the last month) [15]
  3. cn = 94 not recorded for 2 clients
  4. dn = 62
  5. NFOGQ  New freezing of gait questionnaire