Table 3 List of Q-statements and factor Q-Sort values associated with the four Perspectives
Q-Statement | F1. Considerate | F2. Promising | F3. Adaptable | F4. Ignorant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
01. I believe that I am old now and often react slowly, which might make me accidentally bump into objects and stumble | 1** | 0 | 0 | −1 |
02. I believe that sudden dizziness, brain disease, and cardiovascular disease can cause a loss of physical imbalance, which could lead to a fall | −3** | 3 | 2 | 1 |
03. I believe degenerative joint diseases could make me fall | −2 | −2 | 1 | 1 |
04. I believe that deteriorating eyesight could make me fall | 0** | −3 | 1** | −3 |
05. I feel that when I am in a bad mood, I am easily distracted and became careless, which might cause me to fall | −2 | 0** | −3 | −3 |
06. I believe that wet and slippery floors (indoors or in a bathroom) can make me fall over | 1 | −1** | 1 | 1 |
07. I believe that rough roads and road obstacles can make me fall | −1 | −1 | −1 | 0 |
08. I believe that going out at night and insufficient light can make me fall | −1 | −3 | −1 | −1 |
09. Falls may cause bruise and sprain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
10 Falls may cause bleeding, external injury, bone injury, spinal injury, or brain injury | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
11. Falls may cause joint dislocation and bone fracture. | 1** | 2 | 2 | −1** |
12. Falls may make me reluctant to move, resulting in physical function degeneration and disability | 2** | 1 | 1 | −2** |
13. After experiencing a fall, I might be afraid of experiencing another fall | 0 | 1** | 0 | 0 |
14. After experiencing a fall, I might encounter life problems such as physical pain, discomfort, and inconvenience | 3 | 1 | 1 | −1** |
15. After experiencing a fall, I might not be able to walk (requiring the support of a wheelchair) and a health care worker might be hired to look after me, thus creating burdens for my family | 3 | 3 | 3 | −2** |
16. I believe that fall prevention can reduce the occurrence of fall accidents | 0 | 1** | 0 | 0 |
17. I believe that fall prevention enhances my well-being | 0 | 2** | 0 | 0 |
18. I believe that fall prevention can give my family members peace of mind | 1** | 0 | −1 | 0 |
19. I believe that fall preventive can reduce my family of burdens | 2 | 0 | −1 | 1 |
20. I believe that fall prevention can make people close to me happy | 1 | 0 | −1** | 1 |
21. I cannot prevent myself from falling because I am clumsy and stumble easily | −1 | −1 | 0** | 2** |
22 I cannot prevent myself from falling because I am old and stubborn | −2 | 0 | −2 | −1 |
23. I cannot prevent myself from falling because I do not want to trouble other people (acting strong) | 0 | 0 | −3** | 3** |
24. I cannot prevent myself from falling because of hurriedness when hearing doorbell or phone ring | −1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
25. I cannot prevent myself from falling because I cannot foresee when an accidental fall is going to occur (i.e., accidents happen because other people do not pay attention) | −1 | −1 | 0 | 2** |
26. I cannot prevent myself from falling because I do not have sufficient prevention knowledge and skills | 0 | −2 | −2 | 1 |
27. I cannot prevent myself from falling because I live upstairs and need to climb the stairs everyday | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 |
28. I cannot prevent myself from falling because I am not aware arcades or rough roads | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
29. I cannot prevent myself from falling because of dim light | 0 | −1 | 0 | −2 |
30. I cannot prevent myself from falling because of few installation of handrails in bathroom, stairs and infrastructures | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |