Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people: a qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Characteristics of focus group participants

Location	Group no.	n	Living environment		Living arrangement		Independence with everyday tasks at home		Outings per week	Highest level of education		Gender		Age (years)
			Urban	Rural	Alone	With others	Independent	Receive care¹	Range	Mandatory school education²	Further/higher education³	M	F	M	Range
Wales	1	6	6	0	1	5	6	0	1 - 14	3	3	3	3	78.17	69 - 87
	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	2 - 7	0	4	1	3	70.25	69 - 71
	3	6	0	6	3	3	6	0	1 - 7	2	4	1	5	80.00	75 - 84
England	4	5	5	0	4	1	5	0	3 - 7	2	3	1	4	76.40	69 - 87
	5	7	7	0	4	3	6	1	4 - 7	2	5	0	7	78.71	69 - 91
	6	4	0	4	3	1	3	1	2 - 5	3	1	0	4	84.50	82 - 88
	7	3	0	3	1	2	3	0	2 - 5	3	0	0	3	70.67	65 - 79
Scotland	8	4	4	0	1	3	3	1	1 - 7	4	0	1	3	80.75	70 - 92
	9	5	3	2	5	0	5	0	3 - 6	5	0	0	5	79.60	74 - 85
Total		44	27	17	24	20	40	4		24⁴	20⁵	7	37

¹Participants were asked how they manage with tasks in their home on a day-to-day basis, of which three reported that they received carer support, one received tele-care/tele-health, and the remainder stated they were independent.
²Participants who had received education at primary school level (up to 12 years of age) or secondary school level (up to 16 years of age), with qualifications at secondary school usually in the form of General Certificates of Secondary Education.
³Participants, who in addition to school education had received further education or obtained a professional qualification (e.g. to perform a trade), or received education at a higher education college or university (e.g. Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Philosophy).
⁴Four at primary level, 20 at secondary level.
⁵Two at higher education college, 5 at university, and 13 obtained further education or a professional qualification.

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