Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of participants who received an intervention for falling, comparing those who prioritized falling to those who did not
| Priority for falling (n = 29) | No priority for falling (n = 31) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic variables | |||
| Age | 81.7 (±5.8) | 80.9 (±6.4) | 0.624 |
| Sex, female | 21 (72.4 %) | 20 (64.5 %) | 0.511 |
| Born in the Netherlands | 28 (96.6 %) | 29 (93.5 %) | 0.594 |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| -Low (≤1SD) | 0 (0.0 %) | 1 (3.2 %) | 0.329 |
| -Intermediate | 26 (89.7 %) | 19 (61.3 %) | 0.011 |
| -High (≥1SD) | 3 (10.3 %) | 11 (35.5 %) | 0.012 |
| Highest level of education | |||
| -Primary school or less | 6 (20.7 %) | 5 (16.1 %) | 0.648 |
| -Secondary school | 18 (62.1 %) | 20 (64.5 %) | 0.844 |
| -Tertiary school | 5 (17.2 %) | 6 (19.4 %) | 0.833 |
| Living situation | |||
| -Alone | 17 (58.6 %) | 18 (58.1 %) | 0.965 |
| -With partner | 10 (34.5 %) | 12 (38.7 %) | 0.734 |
| -Nursing home | 2 (6.9 %) | 1 (3.2 %) | 0.514 |
| Marital status | |||
| -Married | 12 (41.4 %) | 10 (32.3 %) | 0.464 |
| -Divorced | 2 (6.9 %) | 4 (12.9 %) | 0.438 |
| -Widowed | 14 (48.3 %) | 14 (45.2 %) | 0.809 |
| -Unmarried | 1 (3.4 %) | 3 (9.7 %) | 0.334 |
| Falling and functioning | |||
| Falls in the past year (≥1) | 18 (62.1 %) | 22 (71.0 %) | 0.465 |
| Recurrent falls in the past year (≥2) | 14 (50.0 %) | 8 (26.7 %) | 0.067 |
| Number of falls in the past year | 3.0 [2.0; 4.0] | 1.0 [1.0; 2.0] | 0.004 |
| Severe fear-of-falling | 17 (68.0 %) | 15 (50.0 %) | 0.178 |
| Use of a walking aid | 17 (58.6 %) | 18 (58.1 %) | 0.965 |
| Mental health and quality of life | |||
| Self-reported health, less than good | 14 (48.3 %) | 18 (58.1 %) | 0.448 |
| Quality of life, less than good | 9 (31.0 %) | 9 (29.0 %) | 0.866 |
| EQ-5D Utility | 0.8 (±0.1) | 0.7 (±0.3) | 0.260 |
Notes: data are mean (±SD), n (%) or median [IQR]