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Table 4 Patients’ perceived benefit of the FIT-HIP interventionb

From: Feasibility of a multicomponent cognitive behavioral intervention for fear of falling after hip fracture: process evaluation of the FIT-HIP intervention

  Assessment
Discharge 3 months follow-up 6 months follow-up
This intervention item was (very) helpful to reduce the fear of fallinga n (%) n (%) n (%)
Psychoeducation (n = 18) 10 (55.6) b b
Guided exposure (n = 16) 10 (62.5) b b
Cognitive restructuring (n = 16) 7 (43.8) b b
Cognitive restructuring homework (n = 15) 6 (40.0) b b
Staying Active Plan (in general) (n = 16 / n = 14 / n = 11) 12 (75.1) 5 (35.7) 4 (36.4)
Telephonic booster (n = 11) b 1 (9.1) b
  1. Notes: aBased on a 5-point Likert scale with answer categories: not at all; barely; a little; a lot; very much. The last two answer categories (a lot; very much) describe that the intervention was (very) helpful to reduce fear of falling. bNot applicable