Table 4.
Fear of falling and risk of falls | |||||||||||
Anxiety level | Low | Moderate | High | Total | χ 2 | p | V | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Low | 8 | 15.09 | 1 | 1.89 | 2 | 3.77 | 11 | 20.75 | 18.88 | ≤0.001 | 0.42 |
Moderate | 3 | 5.66 | 5 | 9.43 | 6 | 11.32 | 14 | 26.42 | |||
Very high | 2 | 3.77 | 9 | 16.98 | 17 | 32.08 | 28 | 52.83 | |||
Total | 13 | 24.53 | 15 | 28.30 | 25 | 47.17 | 53 | 100.0 | |||
Number of falls and fear of falling | |||||||||||
Number of falls | Low | Moderate | High | Total | χ 2 | p | V | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
1 | 1 | 1.89 | 4 | 7.55 | 4 | 7.55 | 9 | 16.98 | 33.49 | ≤0.001 | 0.56 |
2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.89 | 3 | 5.66 | 4 | 7.55 | |||
3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.89 | 3 | 5.66 | 4 | 7.55 | |||
≥4 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 13.21 | 13 | 24.53 | 20 | 37.74 | |||
Never | 12 | 22.64 | 2 | 3.77 | 2 | 3.77 | 16 | 30.19 | |||
Total | 13 | 24.53 | 15 | 28.30 | 25 | 47.17 | 53 | 100.0 | |||
Physiotherapy and risk of falls | |||||||||||
Current | In the past year | Never applied | Total | χ 2 | p | V | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
7 | 13.21 | 3 | 5.66 | 1 | 1.89 | 11 | 20.75 | ||||
11 | 20.75 | 2 | 3.77 | 1 | 1.89 | 14 | 26.42 | 3.18 | 0.17 | 0.53 | |
22 | 41.51 | 2 | 3.77 | 4 | 7.55 | 28 | 52.83 | ||||
40 | 75.47 | 7 | 13.21 | 6 | 11.32 | 53 | 100.0 |