Feasibility of trial procedures for a randomised controlled trial of a community based group exercise intervention for falls prevention for visually impaired older people: the VIOLET study

Table 5 Numeric outcome measures by trial arm and data collection point (weeks 0, 12 & 24)

	Week	Intervention arm						Usual activities arm
	Week	n	min	LQ	Med	UQ	max	n	min	LQ	Med	UQ	max
SFES-I (concerns over falling) Scores 7–28: Higher scores= > more concern	0	32	7	8	9	10	15	31	7	7	9	11	23
	12	29	7	8	9	11	14	30	7	7	8	10	20
	24	28	7	7	8	10	21	31	7	7	8	11	17
Impact of visual impairment (WSAS) Scoring (0–40): Higher scores = > more impact	0	32	0	5.6	11.9	18.1	27.5	30	0	5.0	12.5	23.8	38.8
	12	29	0	10	15	20	35	31	0	3.8	11.3	17.5	37.5
	24	28	0	12.5	20	25.6	40	31	0	5	15	26.3	33.8
Falls risk assessment tool (FRAT) Scoring (0–5): Higher scores = > more risk	0	33	0	0	1	3	5	31	0	1	1	3	4
	12	29	0	1	1	3	4	31	0	1	2	3	4
	24	28	0	1	1	3	4	31	0	1	2	3	4
Phone-FITT Total Frequency and Duration (FD)	0	33	0	34	49	89.5	296	31	1	16	42.5	66	222
	12	29	0	41	55	96	209	31	0	25	47	67	377
	24	28	9	30.8	52.1	100.5	410	31	0	18	43	66	1506
Functional test (TUG) Time in seconds to complete the test	0	33	8.8	9.8	13.3	16.8	35.6	31	7.4	10.7	13.3	20	120
	12	28	8.9	11	13.5	18.4	30.2	31	6	11.1	17	19.2	975
	24	28	8.2	10.3	13.8	16.3	28.5	31	6.6	10.4	15.1	18.2	100

ISSN: 1471-2318