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. 2018 Jun 25;15(7):1331. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071331

Table 5.

Self-reported feelings of safety and changes in these variables 3 and 12 months after relocation to senior housing.

Safety 3 Months 12 Months Increased Decreased No Change Significance *
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) p-Value *
Do you perceive your life to be safe or unsafe?
Very safe 14 (20) 30 (42)
Quite safe 56 (79) 37 (52)
Nether safe or unsafe 1 (1) 3 (4)
Quite unsafe 0 (0) 1 (1)
Very unsafe 0 (0) 0 (0)
M
1.81
SD
0.42
M
1.64
SD
0.42
22 (31) 8 (11) 41 (58) 0.046
Are you afraid of falling or having some other accident at home?
Not at all 37 (52) 38 (53)
To some extent 19 (27) 1 (1)
Quite a lot 5 (7) 19 (27)
Very much so 10 (14) 13 (18)
M
1.83
SD
1.06
M
1.67
SD
0.80
18 (25) 14 (20) 39 (46) 0.192
Are you afraid of a sudden attack of illness while at home?
Not at all 34 (48) 37 (52)
To some extent 28 (39) 32 (45)
Quite a lot 7 (10) 2 (3)
Very much so 2 (3) 0 (0)
M
1.67
SD
0.77
M
1.50
SD
0.55
16 (22) 8 (11) 47 (33) 0.046
Are you afraid of falling or having some other accident while moving alone outdoors?
Not at all 38 (53) 28 (39)
To some extent 15 (21) 34 (48)
Quite a lot 9 (13) 7 (10)
Very much so 9 (13) 2 (3)
M
1.84
SD
1.07
M
1.76
SD
0.74
18 (25) 21 (30) 32 (46) 0.513
Are you afraid of a sudden attack of illness while moving alone outdoors?
Not at all 46 (65) 49 (69)
To some extent 20 (28) 18 (25)
Quite a lot 3 (4) 4 (6)
Very much so 2 (3) 0 (0)
M
1.45
SD
0.71
M
1.36
SD
0.59
14 (20) 10 (14) 47 (66) 0.273
Are you afraid of the threat of violence or other disturbances while moving alone outdoors?
Not at all 45 (63) 47 (66)
To some extent 22 (31) 22 (31)
Quite a lot 3 (49 2 (3)
Very much so 1 (1) 0 (0)
M
1.43
SD
0.64
M
1.36
SD
0.54
10 (14) 8 (11) 53 (75) 0.336

* According to the Marginal Homogeneity test.