Variable | Intervention (n = 30) | Control (n = 30) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (year) (Mean ± SD) | 69.67 ± 7.725 | 72 ± 7.808 | 0.249 |
Duration of stay at nursing homes (month) (Mean ± SD) | 22.34 ± 20.43 | 16.97 ± 18.34 | 0.514 |
Number of falls during the previous year (Mean ± SD) | 2.10 ± 1.49 | 2 ± 1.46 | 0.794 |
Gender | Â | Â | 1 |
 Male | 22 (73.3) | 22 (73.3) | |
 Female | 8 (26.7) | 8 (26.7) | |
Marital status n (%) | Â | Â | 0.209 |
 Single | 12 (40) | 15 (50) | |
 Married | 11 (36.7) | 4 (13.3) | |
 Widowed | 6 (20) | 9 (30) | |
 Divorced | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | |
Education level n (%) | Â | Â | 0.342 |
 Illiterate | 9 (30) | 10 (33.3) | |
 Primary school | 12 (40) | 7 (23.3) | |
 Junior high school and high school | 5 (16.7) | 11 (36.7) | |
 Academic degree | 4 (13.3) | 2 (6.7) | |
Previous occupation n (%) | Â | Â | 0.658 |
 Employee | 6 (20) | 10 (33.3) | |
 Worker | 7 (23.3) | 5 (16.7) | |
 Freelance | 11 (36.6) | 10 (33.3) | |
 Homemaker | 6 (20) | 5 (16.7) |