Table 4-4. Continued table
 No FoF FoF During 6 months
 MMSE 27.17 (3.82) 26.53 (3.18)
 GDS 8.76 (6.92) 9.03 (5.98)
 Of the 33 participants who discussed fear of falling at month one, 13 (39%)

continued to demonstrate fear of falling at month six. See Table 4-6 for frequency counts.

A chi-square test was calculated examining the proportions of participants who were

identified as fearful of falling at month 1 and who continued to be fearful at month 6. A

significant interaction was found (X2, p< .05), and those with fear of falling at month one

were likely to demonstrate fear of falling at month six, see Table 4-7.

Table 4-5. Scoring of FAI and FIM items for those with and without fear of falling
Measures No FoF FoF During 6 months
n 90 42
Baseline
FIM, walk/wheelchair 5.78 (1.44) 5.48 (1.40)
FIM, stairs 4.41 (2.34) 3.74 (2.30)
Month 1
FAI, social occasions 2.50 (1.32) 2.26 (1.27)
FAI, walking outside 2.90 (1.38) 2.60 (1.38)
FIM, walk/wheelchair 6.17 (1.30) 5.76 (1.19)
FIM, stairs 5.50 (1.87) 4.64 (2.08) *
Month 6
FAI, social occasions 2.84 (1.28) 2.78 (1.20)
FAI, walking outside 2.97 (1.31) 2.61 (1.44)
FIM, walk/wheelchair 6.39 (1.16) 6.08 (1.16)
FIM, stairs 5.88 (1.75) 4.97 (1.95) *
* Statistically significant at the < 0.05 level

Table 4-6. Frequency counts of fear of falling at one and six months
 FoF at 6 Months Total
 No FoF FoF Missing
FoF at Month 1 No FoF 90 9 99
 FoF 16 13 4 33
Total 106 22 4 132

Table 4-7. Proportions of those with and without fear of falling and chi square
 Month 1 Month 6 X2


Fear of Falling 25% 17%
No Fear of Falling 75% 83%


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