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Table 7 Impact of outdoor falls

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

Code

Subcode

Frequency of comments – no. of participants1

Frequency of comments - in total2

Injury

   
 

No injury

6

7

 

Untreated injury

14

17

 

Treated injury

16

17

 

Fractures

10

10

 

Total

46

51

Emotional response

   
 

Embarrassed

12

17

 

Upset

7

7

 

Angry

1

1

 

Stunned

1

1

 

Anxious of falling

17

20

 

Not anxious of falling

2

2

 

Total

40

48

  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.
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