Table 4 Responses and test-retest reliability for the injurious falls circumstances questions, including the number and location of the injurious fall, type of injury sustained and medical treatment sought
From: Development of a Parkinson’s disease specific falls questionnaire
Injurious Falls Questions | Online Version (n = 30) | Paper Version (n = 16) | Combined Versions (n = 46) | |||||||||
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Test | Retest | Test-retest reliability | Test | Retest | Test-retest reliability | Test | Retest | Test-retest reliability | ||||
Kappa | SE | Kappa | SE | Kappa | SE | |||||||
Have you suffered an injurious fall in the past 12-months? n (%) | 9 (30%) | 9 (30%) | 0.84 | 0.18 | 6 (38%) | 6 (38%) | 1.0 | 0.25 | 15 (33%) | 15 (33%) | 0.90 | 0.15 |
Number of injurious indoor falls; median (IQR) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–2) | 0.56 | 0.26 | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–2) | 0.63 | 0.26 | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–2) | 0.59 | 0.19 |
Number of injurious outdoor falls; median (IQR) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | – | – | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | – | – | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | – | – |
Of the injurious indoor falls in the past 12-months, how many times did you see a healthcare professional? n (%) a | ||||||||||||
1–2 | 3 (33%) | 5 (56%) | 0.63 | 0.27 | 3 (50%) | 4 (66%) | 0.67 | 0.39 | 6 (40%) | 9 (60%) | 0.65 | 0.21 |
3–4 | 3 (33%) | 1 (11%) | 3 (50%) | 2 (33%) | 6 (40%) | 3 (20%) | ||||||
5–6 | 1 (11%) | 1 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) | ||||||
7–8 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
≥ 9 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
Missing b | 2 (23%) | 2 (23%) | – | – | 2 (13%) | 2 (13%) | ||||||
Of the injurious outdoor falls in the past 12-months, how many times did you see a healthcare professional? n (%) a | ||||||||||||
1–2 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – | – |
3–4 | 1 (11%) | 0 (0%) | – | – | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
5–6 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – | – | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
7–8 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – | – | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
≥ 9 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – | – | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
Missing b | 8 (89%) | 9 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 14 (93%) | 15 (100%) | ||||||
Most recent injurious falls | ||||||||||||
Fall 1: Did you suffer from any of the following injuries? n (%) c | n = 14 | n = 14 | n = 7 | n = 7 | n = 21 | n = 21 | ||||||
Cuts/abrasions | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.61 | 0.18 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.57 | 0.15 |
Bruises | 3 (21%) | 3 (21%) | 3 (43%) | 4 (57%) | 6 (30%) | 7 (35%) | ||||||
Back Pain | 7 (50%) | 6 (43%) | 2 (29%) | 2 (29%) | 9 (45%) | 8 (40%) | ||||||
Muscle strain | 3 (21%) | 4 (29%) | 1 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (20%) | 4 (20%) | ||||||
Joint dislocation | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
Fracture | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (14%) | 2 (5%) | 2 (5%) | ||||||
Fall 2: Did you suffer from any of the following injuries? n (%) c | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 9 | n = 9 | ||||||
Cuts/abrasions | 2 (33%) | 2 (33%) | 0.54 | 0.31 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 | 0.58 | 2 (22%) | 2 (22%) | 0.75 | 0.23 |
Bruises | 3 (50%) | 3 (50%) | 2 (67%) | 2 (67%) | 5 (56%) | 5 (56%) | ||||||
Back Pain | 1 (17%) | 1 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (11%) | ||||||
Muscle strain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (11%) | ||||||
Joint dislocation | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
Fracture | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
Did you seek any medical treatment for the injuries? n (%) c | n = 17 | n = 15 | n = 8 | n = 6 | n = 25 | n = 21 | ||||||
Hospitalisation | 8 (47%) | 7 (47%) | 0.86 | 0.22 | 3 (38%) | 3 (50%) | 0.96 | 0.33 | 11 (44%) | 10 (48%) | 0.89 | 0.18 |
Stitches | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (12%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
Dressing of injury | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
X-ray/CT scan/MRI | 4 (23%) | 3 (20%) | 3 (38%) | 2 (33%) | 7 (28%) | 5 (24%) | ||||||
Physiotherapy/ occupational therapy | 4 (23%) | 5 (33%) | 1 (12%) | 1 (17%) | 5 (20%) | 6 (29%) | ||||||