Table 3.
Participants’ responses at baseline, post-presentation and at one-month follow-up
| Item | Control group (n = 99) | Intervention group (n = 133) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | |
| Mdn a (IQR) | Mdn a (IQR) | Mdn a (IQR) | Mdn a (IQR) | Mdn a (IQR) | Mdn a (IQR) | |
| 1. For me, taking measures to reduce my risk of falling would be useful | 4.5 (0.66) | 4.6 (0.62) | 4.8 (0.41) | 4.4 (0.62) | 4.6 (0.56) | 4.7 (0.48) |
| 2. Most people whose opinion I value approve of me taking measures to reduce my risk of falling | 4.4 (0.71) | 4.6 (0.6) | 4.6 (0.62) | 4.4 (0.66) | 4.5 (0.61) | 4.5 (0.56) |
| 3. I am aware of the measures needed to reduce my risk of falling | 4.2 (0.77) | 4.6 (0.53) | 4.6 (0.53) | 4.1 (0.79) | 4.5 (0.53) | 4.6 (0.53) |
| 4. I feel positive about reducing my overall risk of falling | 4.3 (0.74) | 4.5 (0.58) | 4.5 (0.56) | 4.3 (0.67) | 4.5 (0.61) | 4.5 (0.55) |
| 5. I am confident that if I wanted to, I could reduce my risk of falling | 4.1 (0.74) | 4.4 (0.66) | 4.4 (0.55) | 4.2 (0.74) | 4.4 (0.68) | 4.4 (0.6) |
| 6. In the next month, I intend to take measures to reduce falls or my risk of falling | 4.2 (0.86) | 4.4 (0.69) | 4.3 (0.69) | 4.1 (0.8) | 4.5 (0.68) | 4.3 (0.72) |
| 7. I have a clear plan of how I will take measures to reduce falls or my risk of falling | 3.8 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.77) | 4.2 (0.86) | 3.9 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.79) | 4.3 (0.71) |
Note: Responses to the final open-ended item (item 8) “List up to 3 ways (measures) that you could take in the next month, which will help you avoid falling or the risk of falling” are reflected in Table 5
Mdn median, IQR inter quartile range
aScore 5—Strongly Agree; 4—Agree; 3—Undecided; 2— Disagree; 1—Strongly Disagree
Time 1: baseline (before peer-led presentation); Time 2: post-presentation (after peer-led presentation); Time 3: one-month follow-up (1-month follow-up)