Table 1 Interview guide

Category 1 [Patient’s thoughts on the cause(s) of the fall]

•-Why do you think you fell? What do you think was/were the cause/causes of the fall?

•-What were you trying to do when you fell?

•-Can you tell me the details surrounding the situation when you fell?

Category 2 [Patient’s awareness of the risk of the movement when he/she fell]

•-Were you always able to do the action that led to the fall? Did you think it was a safe movement?

•-Did you move in a certain way for the first time? Did you try this movement during training or with assistance from someone else?

•-Did you think this movement was risky or dangerous? Has anyone pointed out the risks or danger of this movement to you?

Category 3 [How the patient views the fall]

•-Have you accepted the fall, or how do you view the fall?

•-Did the staff or your family say something to you after you fell?

•-What did you think/feel about what was told to you?

•-Do you think the fall has affected you negatively somehow? If so, how?

•-Do you think the fall has affected you positively somehow? If so, how?

•-Has this fall changed the way you think about your own body?

•-Has this fall changed the way you think about rehabilitation or hospital life?