Table 2.
Follow-up measures
| 6-Months | 12-Months | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No falls | One fall | >1 fall | No fall | One fall | >1 fall | |||
| (N = 138) | (N = 29) | (N = 27) | (N = 109) | (N = 24) | (N = 23) | |||
| Social activities [Mean (SD)] | 10.2 (10.0) | 8.9 (11.1) | 3.5 (5.7) | P = 0.02 (>1 Fall vs. no falls) | 10.1 (10.2) | 8.5 (10.9) | 3.9 (5.0) | P = 0.03 (>1 fall vs. no falls) |
| LE-ADL [Mean (SD)] | 7.0 (3.3) | 8.0 (2.7) | 8.7 (3.0) | P = 0.03 (>1 Fall vs. no falls) | 6.9 (3.4) | 6.7 (2.9) | 9.2 (2.9) | P = 0.005 (>1 fall vs. no falls) |
| GDS [Mean (SD)] | 3.5 (3.0) | 4.3 (3.1) | 5.0 (3.4) | P = 0.09 (>1 Fall vs. no falls) | 3.4 (2.9) | 3.9 (2.8) | 5.6 (3.7) | P = 0.01 (>1 fall vs. no falls) |
| Injurious falls [N (%)] | N/A | 7 (27) | 10 (56) | P = 0.07 | N/A | 12 (55) | 9 (56) | P = 1.0 |
| Used sleep medications [N (%)] | 36 (35) | 6 (29) | 2 (12) | P = 0.16 | 18 (27) | 1 (5) | 6 (40) | P = 0.03 |
| Used medications for anxiety [N (%)] | 29 (28) | 7 (33) | 4 (24) | P = 0.79 | 8 (15) | 3 (15) | 3 (21) | P = 0.85 |
| Daily alcohol consumption [N (%)] | 13 (13) | 3 (14) | 1 (6) | P = 0.66 | 7 (10) | 3 (14) | 2 (13) | P = 0.87 |
Differences between fall groups were assessed using the chi-square test and Fisher's exact test (for categorical and dichotomous variables) and using t-tests (for continuous variables). SD = standard deviation; LE-ADL = lower extremity activities of daily living; GDS = geriatric depression scale.