Table 1 Participants’ background data at start of the intervention
Digital programmen= 29 | Paper bookletn= 38 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean ± SD | 76 ± 5 | 77 ± 3 | 0.508 |
Women, n (%) | 18 (62) | 30 (79) | 0.173 |
Living alone, n (%) | 13 (45) | 17 (45) | 0.994 |
Education, n (%) | 0.117 | ||
Primary | 11 (38) | 23 (61) | |
Secondary | 9 (31) | 10 (26) | |
Tertiary | 9 (31) | 5 (13) | |
Reduced balance last few years, n (%) | 26 (90) | 36 (95) | 0.645F |
Fall during previous 12 months | 17 (59) | 22 (58) | 0.952 |
Indoors | 6 (21) | 4 (11) | |
Outdoors | 9 (31) | 14 (37) | |
Both indoors and outdoors | 2 (7) | 4 (11) | |
Able to take a 5 min brisk walk | 25 (86) | 34 (90) | 0.719F |
Use of walking aids | 4 (14) | 10 (27)† | 0.192 |
Medical conditions, n (%) | |||
Heart- and cardiovascular conditions | 15 (52) | 29 (76) | 0.036 |
Neurological conditions | 3 (10) | 3 (8) | 1.0F |
Musculoskeletal conditions | 3 (10) | 5 (13) | 1.0F |
Endocrinological conditions | 6 (21) | 7 (18) | 0.816 |
Lung diseases | 3 (10) | 6 (16) | 0.721F |
Eye conditions | 7 (24) | 10 (26) | 0.839 |
Osteoporosis | 1 (3) | 5 (13) | 0.224F |
Dizziness | 7 (24) | 9 (24) | 0.966 |
Cancer diagnosis1 | 3 (10) | 2 (5) | 0.645F |
Other conditions2 | 0 | 4 (11) | 0.127F |
Access to smartphone/tablet, n (%) | 23 (79) | 16 (44)‡ | 0.004 |
Access to computer | 26 (90) | 27 (75)‡ | 0.130 |
Inactive (1–2) SGPALS3, n (%) | |||
Summer | 1 (3) | 7 (18) | 0.125F |
Winter | 1 (3) | 8 (21) | 0.067F |
SPPB4, median (Q1–3) | 9 (8–10) | 10 (8–10) | 0.402 |
ABC5, median (Q1–3) | 85 (73–92) | 83 (69–89) | 0.393 |
AFRIS6, median (Q1–3) | 38 (37–42) | 37 (36–40) | 0.035 |