Table 2.
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |||
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Semi-structured interview n = 15 |
Structured interview n = 8 |
Focus group A n = 7 |
Focus group B n = 6 |
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Age (y) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 71.3 (13.3) | 72.5 (8.8) | 69.3 (9.2) | 69.2 (10.3) |
Range | (46-89) | (60-83) | (52-81) | (57-82) |
Gender | ||||
Male (%) | 8 (53 %) | 7 (88 %) | 2 (29 %) | 4 (67 %) |
Marital status | ||||
Married (%) | 9 (60 %) | 3 (38 %) | 4 (57 %) | 4 (60 %) |
Utilisation of healthcare (%) | 4 PT (27 %) 2 No regular PT (13 %) 9 Daycare (60 %) |
3 PT (38 %) 5 Daycare (62 %) |
2 PT (29 %) 4 No regular PT (57 %) 1 Daycare (14 %) |
2 PT (33 %) 2 No regular PT (33 %) 2 Daycare (33 %) |
FAC (%) | 5 FAC3 (33 %) 1 FAC4 (7 %) 9 FAC 5 (60 %) |
3 FAC3 (38 %) 3 FAC4 (38 %) 2 FAC5 (24 %) |
2 FAC4 (29 %) 5 FAC5 (71 %) |
2 FAC4 (33 %) 4 FAC5 (67 %) |
Assistive devices (%) | 1 cane (7 %) 7 rollator (46 %) |
2 cane (25 %) 3 rollator (38 %) |
2 cane (29 %) | 2 cane (33 %) |
Abbreviations: y years, SD standard deviation, FAC Functional Ambulation Categories, PT physical therapy