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Table 3 Scores and corrected item-total correlations of SAFFE, n = 79

From: Assessment of fall-related self-efficacy and activity avoidance in people with Parkinson's disease

  

Time 1, n = 76 1

Time 2, n = 69 2

Itemsa

Activity

Mean (SD) n = 76

Corrected item-total correlations n = 71

Mean (SD) n = 69

Corrected item-total correlations n = 62

1

Go to the shops

1.7 (0.7)

0.81

1.5 (0.7)

2 missing

0.70

2

Clean your house

1.6 (0.6)

1 missing

0.82

1.5 (0.6)

1 missing

0.82

3

Prepare simple meals

1.4 (0.5)

0.69

1.4 (0.5)

0.74

4

Go to the doctor or dentist

1.3 (0.6)

0.69

1.3 (0.5)

0.73

5

Take a bath

1.5 (0.7)

3 missing

0.62

1.5 (0.7)

3 missing

0.74

6

Take a shower

1.3 (0.5)

0.60

1.3 (0.5)

0.72

7

Go for a walk

1.6 (0.7)

0.82

1.6 (0.7)

0.78

8

Go out when it is slippery

2.0 (0.8)

0.76

2.0 (0.7)

0.72

9

Visit a friend or relative

1.4 (0.6)

1 missing

0.83

1.5 (0.7)

0.72

10

Go to a place with crowds

1.8 (0.7)

0.73

1.8 (0.7)

1 missing

0.73

11

Go up and down stairs

1.4 (0.5)

0.69

1.4 (0.5)

0.74

12

Walk around indoors

1.3 (0.5)

0.65

1.3 (0.5)

1 missing

0.69

13

Walk half a mile

1.8 (0.8)

0.76

1.7 (0.8)

0.80

14

Bend down to get something

1.5 (0.6)

0.68

1.6 (0.7)

1 missing

0.69

15

Travel by public transport

1.7 (0.8)

0.77

1.7 (0.8)

0.80

16

Go out to a social event

1.7 (0.6)

0.75

1.6 (0.6)

0.77

17

Reach for something above your head

1.5 (0.6)

0.69

1.6 (0.7)

0.69

 

Total score, Mean (SD) Min-max

26.2 (8.4)

17-48

n = 71

 

25.2 (8.1)

17-46

n = 62

 
 

Skewness (SE)

0.61 (0.29)

 

0.80 (0.30)

 
 

Kurtosis (SE)

-0.67 (0.56)

 

-0.47 (0.60)

 
  1. SAFFE: modified Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly.
  2. aFor each of the 17 activities, three response options are used: never avoid (coded 1), sometimes avoid (coded 2), and always avoid (coded 3). Thus, the total score can range from 17 to 51 points.
  3. 1Three participants left the questionnaire blank at time 1.
  4. 2Three participants did not complete retest (time 2). At time 2, data from 5 patients were excluded due to late responses and DBS surgery (see Results). Two participants left the questionnaire blank.
  5. None reached the maximum score of 51 points. At time 1, 13 out of 71 (18.3%) reached the lowest
  6. possible score (17 points). At time 2, 12 out of 62 (19.4%) attained the lowest possible score.