Month After Discharge | Number of Respondents | Number of Reported Fall Incidents1 | Percent of Sample Reporting no Falls n (%) | Loss of Balance n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 189 | 50 | 155 (82.0) | 105 (55.6) |
2 | 194 | 30 | 173 (89.2) | 90 (46.4) |
3 | 190 | 31 | 165 (86.8) | 93 (48.9) |
4 | 189 | 28 | 164 (86.8) | 83 (43.9) |
5 | 179 | 22 | 157 (87.7) | 78 (43.6) |
6 | 166 | 10 | 159 (95.2) | 60 (35.9) |
7 | 160 | 15 | 147 (91.9) | 71 (44.4) |
8 | 151 | 7 | 144 (95.4) | 63 (41.4) |
9 | 145 | 5 | 140 (96.6) | 48 (33.1) |
10 | 140 | 19 | 128 (91.4) | 53 (37.9) |
11 | 125 | 12 | 116 (92.8) | 52 (41.6) |
12 | 125 | 16 | 113 (90.4) | 55 (44.0) |
13 | 116 | 4 | 112 (96.6) | 48 (41.4) |
14 | 109 | 15 | 99 (90.8) | 51 (46.8) |
15 | 96 | 17 | 83 (86.5) | 43 (44.8) |
16 | 83 | 6 | 78 (94.0) | 40 (48.2) |
17 | 76 | 11 | 67 (88.2) | 34 (44.7) |
18 | 70 | 12 | 63 (90.0) | 37 (52.9) |
19 | 58 | 2 | 56 (96.6) | 25 (43.1) |
20 | 52 | 2 | 50 (96.2) | 20 (38.5) |
21 | 44 | 1 | 43 (97.7) | 18 (40.9) |
22 | 43 | 3 | 40 (93.0) | 23 (53.5) |
23 | 38 | 5 | 33 (86.8) | 20 (52.6) |
24 | 32 | 3 | 29 (90.6) | 13 (40.6) |
27 | 27 | 7 | 23 (85.2) | 11 (40.7) |
30 | 21 | 1 | 20 (95.2) | 9 (42.9) |