| Control (n = 13) | Home safety only (n = 15) | Home safety + Home exercise (n = 15) |
---|---|---|---|
Number of falls over 6Â months | 13 | 19 | 18 |
Annualiseda fall rate per person over follow-up period by self-report fall calendar method (95 % CIs) | 1.58 (0.84–2.71) | 2.32 (1.40–3.62) | 2.22 (1.31–3.50) |
Number (% of group) with ≥1 fall(s) | 8 (50) | 7 (44) | 9 (53) |
Number (% of group with ≥2 falls | 3 (19) | 5 (31) | 3 (18) |
Injurious falls – severity of injury (%) | |||
 Serious injury | 0 | 2 (10) | 0 |
 Moderate injury | 5 (38) | 7 (37) | 6 (33) |
 Minor injury | 1 (8) | 4 (21) | 3 (17) |
 No injury | 7 (54) | 6 (32) | 9 (50) |
Injurious falls per person per year | |||
 Serious | 0 (0–0.45) | 0.24 (0.03–0.88) | 0.00 (0–0.45) |
 Moderate | 0.24 (0.03–0.88) | 0.85 (0.34–1.76) | 0.37 (0.08–1.08) |
AFRIS Mean (SD) | |||
 Baseline: strength and balance training | NA | 33.38 (5.60) | 32.06 (6.81) |
 6-month follow-up: strength and balance training | NA | 30.33 (6.90) | 32.64 (4.97) |
 Baseline: home safety improvements | NA | 33.69 (5.76) | 34.18 (3.94) |
 6-month follow-up: home safety improvements | NA | 32.33 (6.51) | 33.14 (5.22) |
Short FES-I Mean (SD) | |||
 Baseline | 11.13 (2.92) | 11.56 (4.21) | 14.41 (6.81) |
 6-month follow-up | 10.38 (2.02) | 12.93 (5.64) | 11.50 (4.70) |
VCM1 Mean (SD) | |||
 Baseline | 2.29 (0.10) | 2.21 (0.83) | 2.19 (1.12) |
 6-month follow-up | 2.50 (0.84) | 2.30 (0.75) | 2.10 (1.19) |
SF-12 Mean (SD) | |||
 Baseline: physical | 43.17 (13.47) | 41.60 (10.09) | 42.89 (10.79) |
 6-month follow-up: physical | 46.03 (11.39) | 42.89 (9.10) | 43.21 (8.61) |
 Baseline: mental | 48.71 (8.39) | 51.41 (8.40) | 49.70 (7.61) |
 6-month follow-up: mental | 46.72 (11.49) | 48.87 (12.23) | 54.35 (6.89) |