Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics
| FPE (n = 21) |
ABLE (n = 21) |
t or χ2 | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Efficacy Scale – International, M (SD; range) | 39.0 (6.8; 27-51) | 40.7 (7.3; 29-56) | 0.79 | 40 | 0.44 |
| Activity Card Sort, M (SD; range) | 14.1 (13.2; 0-43) | 14.0 (10.9; 0-36) | −0.03 | 40 | 0.98 |
| Self-rated fall risk, % (n): | 4.03 | 2 | 0.13 | ||
| Low | 14.3 (3) | 4.8 (1) | |||
| Moderate | 85.7 (18) | 81.0 (17) | |||
| High | 0.0 (0) | 14.3 (3) | |||
| Objective fall risk, % (n): | 1.11 | 1 | 0.29 | ||
| Low | 81.0 (17) | 66.7 (14) | |||
| Moderate | 19.1 (4) | 33.3 (7) | |||
| Any psychiatric disorder, % (n) | 52.4 (11) | 85.7 (18) | 5.46 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Current major depression, % (n) | 0.0 (0) | 19.1 (4) | 4.42 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Past major depression, % (n)a | 4.8 (1) | 38.1 (8) | 655 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Specific phobia (not related to falls), % (n) | 42.9 (9) | 14.3 (3) | 430 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Agoraphobia, % (n) | 14.3 (3) | 4.8 (1) | 1.11 | 1 | 0.29 |
| PTSD (not due to fall), % (n) | 0.0 (0) | 9.5 (2) | 2.10 | 1 | 0.15 |
| OCD, % (n) | 4.8 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 1.02 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Social phobia, % (n) | 9.5 (2) | 19.1 (4) | 0.78 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Panic disorder, % (n) | 0.0 (0) | 4.8 (1) | 1.02 | 1 | 0.31 |
| GAD, % (n) | 4.8 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 1.02 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Anxiety disorder NOS, % (n) | 0.0 (0) | 9.5 (2) | 2.10 | 1 | 0.15 |
Note. Bolded values are statistically significant at p < .05. ABLE = Activity, Balance, Learning, and Exposure; FPE = Fall Prevention Education; GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; PTSD = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
a
n=20 for FPE.