Table 1.

Summary of the Participants’ Demographics.

Subject/ Site	Category/Disability/Dx	Gender	Age	Ht/Wt	MFS Score	Walking Aids/Assist	Floor Mat?	Footwear	Hip Protectors
1 Community	Normal	M	73	5′8″/138 lbs	0	None	No	None	No
2 NH1	Normal	M	84	5′6″/149 lbs	15	None	Yes	None	No
3 NH1	Parkinson disease	M	81	5′8″/168 lbs (est.) (too unstable to weigh or measure)	75	Walker	Yes	Shoes	Yes
4 NH1	Weak/impaired	M	78	5′7.5″/173.5 lbs	65	None	Yes	Slippers	No
5 Med Center	Surgical (bowel rotation and appendix)	F	23	5′4″/128 lbs	20	None	Yes	None	No
6 Med Center	Surgical	M	39	5′11″/176 lbs	20	None/IV pole	Yes	None	No
7 NH1	Not typical Parkinson disease. Walked well—Nurses report “freezes up,” and weak on left side	M	82	5′7″/183 lbs	65	None	Yes	None	Yes
8 Med Center	Surgical	M	69	5′10″/116 lbs	35	None/in pole	Yes	Socks	No
9 Med Center	Hemiplegia	M	59	5′7.5″/181 lbs	50	Cane	Yes	Slippers	Yes
10 NH1	Normal	F	73	5′0″/154 lbs	15	None	Yes	Gripper slippers	No
11 NH2	Hemiplegia (refused low bed trial)	F	66	5′5″/155 lbs (est.) too unstable to weigh or measure	75	Cane (prong base) Assist belt	No	Shoes	No (refused)
12 NH2	Parkinson disease	M	89	5′5.5″/158 lbs	35	None	Yes	Sneakers	No
13 NH2	Weak/impaired	F	90	4′8″/156 lbs	50	Walker (elbow rest)	No	Slippers	No
14 NH2	Weak/impaired	M	89	5′3″/191 lbs	40	Walker	No	Slippers	No
15 NH2	Parkinson disease (Advanced)	M	56	5′11″/154 lbs	75	Cane	No	Sneakers	No

Note. Ht = height; Wt = weight; MFS = Morse Fall Scale; IV = intravenous; SS# = Subject number;

NH = Nursing Home; NH1 = Nursing home 1; NH2 = Nursing Home 2.