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Table 5 Characteristics of outdoor falls: Features of the social environment

From: Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people: a qualitative study

Code

Subcode

Frequency of comments – no. of participants1

Frequency of comments - in total2

The individual

   
 

Rushing

5

5

 

Not paying attention

4

5

 

Carrying object(s)

4

4

 

Total

13

14

Others

   
 

Alone

11

13

 

In company

16

17

 

With a dog

3

4

 

People around

28

37

 

Road traffic

2

2

 

Total

60

73

Getting up

   
 

Couldn’t get up unaided

6

9

Familiarity

   
 

Frequent route

14

17

 

Frequent venue

2

2

 

Familiar area

16

18

 

Not familiar

3

3

 

Total

35

40

  1. 1At the participant level, i.e. each participant can only be counted once.
  2. 2At the overall level, i.e. each participant can be counted multiple times.