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Table 2 Characteristics of participants randomised into the main trial by PIS allocation

From: An optimised patient information sheet did not significantly increase recruitment or retention in a falls prevention study: an embedded randomised recruitment trial

Characteristic

Control (n = 62)

Template-developed (n = 68)

Bespoke user-tested (n = 63)

Total (n = 193)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

24 (38.7)

32 (47.8)

27 (43.6)

83 (43.5)

Age

 Mean (SD)

78.3 (5.8)

78.6 (6.6)

77.5 (7.8)

78.1 (6.8)

Fallen in previous 6 months? n (%)

 Yes

23 (37.1)

29 (43.3)

27 (42.9)

79 (41.2)

 No

39 (62.9)

36 (53.7)

36 (57.1)

111 (57.8)

 Don’t know

0 (0.0)

2 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.0)

If fallen in previous 6 months, how many times?

 Median (min,max)

1 (1, 5)

1 (1, 20)

1 (1, 6)

1 (1, 20)

Worried about having a fall during the previous 4 weeks

 All of the time

4 (6.5)

3 (4.5)

4 (6.4)

11 (5.7)

 Most of the time

1 (1.6)

4 (6.0)

2 (3.2)

7 (3.7)

 A good bit of the time

6 (9.7)

3 (4.5)

4 (6.4)

13 (6.8)

 Some of the time

19 (30.7)

13 (19.4)

9 (14.3)

41 (21.4)

 A little of the time

23 (37.1)

27 (40.3)

29 (46.0)

79 (41.2)

 None of the time

9 (14.5)

17 (25.4)

15 (23.8)

41 (21.4)

Short Falls Efficacy Scale – International (FES-I)a

 Mean (SD)

13.1 (5.0)

11.7 (4.3)

12.1 (4.5)

12.3 (4.7)

Frenchay Activities Index (FAI)a

 Mean (SD)

47.2 (6.7)

46.5 (7.2)

46.4 (7.1)

46.6 (7.0)

  1. aFES-I scored from 7–28, higher score indicates greater concern about the possibility of falling; FAI scored from 15–60, higher score indicates greater activity