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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: Validation and inter-rater reliability of a three item falls risk screening tool

Characteristic

n (%)

Primary Diagnosis

 Gastrointestinal

22 (16.9%)

 Orthopaedic/ Musculoskeletal

32 (24.6%)

 Neurological

24 (18.5%)

 Cardiac

8 (6.2%)

 Respiratory

13 (10.0%)

 Fall

5 (3.8%)

 Renal

9 (6.9%)

 Other

17 (13.1%)

Gender (Male)

53 (41%)

Non English Speaking Background

21 (16.2%)

Cognition

33 (25.4%)

Current Mobility Status

 Assist × 2

14 (10.8%)

 Assist × 1

25 (19.2%)

 Supervision

26 (20.0%)

 Independent

39 (30.0%)

 Unable to mobilise

26 (20.0%)