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Table 3 Mean and standard deviation of the number of hazards by room and grader (n = 20 homes)

From: Evaluation of the Home Environment Assessment for the Visually Impaired (HEAVI): an instrument designed to quantify fall-related hazards in the visually impaired

 

Expert

Non-expert 1

Non-expert 2

Room (# possible hazards)

Mean # identified hazards (SD)

% of items Graded as hazard

Mean (SD)

% of items Graded as hazard

Mean (SD)

% of items Graded as hazard

Living Room (12 items)

3.3 (1.8)

27.5%

3.1 (1.6)

25.8%

3.1 (1.8)

25.8%

Dining Room (12 items)

3.5 (1.9)

29.2%

3.4 (2.7)

28.3%

3.3 (1.5)

27.5%

Kitchen (15 items)

4.9 (1.7)

32.7%

4.2 (1.4)

28.0%

4.3 (1.7)

28.7%

Bedroom (13 items)

4.2 (1.9)

32.3%

3.5 (1.8)

26.9%

3.8 (1.6)

29.2%

Bathroom (16 items)

7.4 (2.7)

46.3%

7.1 (2.3)

44.4%

6.6 (2.6)

41.3%

Hallway (11 items)

3.1 (1.9)

28.2%

2.8 (1.8)

25.5%

3.0 (1.5)

27.3%

Stairs (16 items)

4.5 (3.3)

28.1%

4.2 (3.0)

26.3%

3.3 (2.8)

20.6%

Entrance (24 items)

5.1 (3.4)

21.3%

5.0 (3.2)

20.8%

5.0 (3.4)

20.8%

Entire Home (119 items)

35.7 (9.1)

30.0%

33.2 (9.5)

27.9%

32.3 (8.9)

27.1%

  1. SD = standard deviation
  2. All comparisons between the expert and each non-expert were not significant (p <0.05)