| SKA and ABB: | Study conception/design. |
| ABB and MY: | Data collection/analysis. |
| SKA: | Drafting of manuscript. |
| SKA and ABB: | Critical revision for intellectual content. |
| SKA: | Study supervision. |
The Participants’ DENN fall Risks Assessment Scale scores distributions according to socio-demographic characteristics (n = 233)_
| Variables | n | M ± SD | U | KW | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 6604.5 | 0.929 | |||
| Female | 133 | 11.65 ± 7.10 | |||
| Male | 100 | 11.78 ± 7.17 | |||
| Marital Status | 4516.0 | 0.025* | |||
| Married | 166 | 11.03 ± 6.82 | |||
| Single/Widowed | 67 | 13.45 ± 7.61 | |||
| Education Level | 13.615 | 0.001** | |||
| Illiterate | 87 | 12.18 ± 7.11 | |||
| Secondary School | 118 | 12.55 ± 6.90 | |||
| High School/University | 28 | 6.82 ± 6.38 | |||
| Working status | 26.691 | 0.000** | |||
| Has no wage-earning job | 94 | 11.32 ± 7.07 | |||
| Public Servant/Private Sector Worker | 43 | 14.47 ± 7.12 | |||
| Retired | 41 | 7.32 ± 6.43 | |||
| One-day jobs | 55 | 13.56 ± 6.14 | |||
| Income Level | 5.509 | 0.064 | |||
| Income less than expenses | 50 | 11.76 ± 7.24 | |||
| Income equal to expenses | 149 | 11.10 ± 7.07 | |||
| Income more than expenses | 34 | 14.41 ± 6.78 | |||
| People they live with | 9.021 | 0.061 | |||
| Living alone | 16 | 9.50 ± 5.62 | |||
| Living with spouse | 45 | 11.11 ± 7.41 | |||
| Living with children | 63 | 13.60 ± 6.98 | |||
| Living with spouse and children | 83 | 10.75 ± 6.82 | |||
| Other (relatives) | 26 | 12.73 ± 8.10 | |||
| Having a chronic disease | 4999.0 | 0.008** | |||
| Yes | 147 | 12.76 ± 6.62 | |||
| No | 86 | 9.95 ± 7.65 | |||
| Regular use of Medicine | 5781.5 | 0.108 | |||
| Yes | 136 | 12.43 ± 7.05 | |||
| No | 97 | 10.74 ± 7.16 | |||
| Need for support | 4324.0 | 0.372 | |||
| Yes | 52 | 12.69 ± 6.08 | |||
| No | 181 | 11.45 ± 7.39 |
The Participants’ Barthel Index of activities of daily living scores distribution according to socio-demographic features (n = 233)_
| Variables | N | M ± SD | U | KW | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 6532.0 | 0.816 | |||
| Female | 133 | 67.29 ± 26.58 | |||
| Male | 100 | 69.00 ± 23.73 | |||
| Marital status | 4547.0 | 0.029* | |||
| Married | 166 | 70.75 ± 23.60 | |||
| Single/Widowed | 67 | 61.27 ± 28.34 | |||
| Education level | 1.535 | 0.464 | |||
| Illiterate | 87 | 65.17 ± 30.08 | |||
| Secondary School | 118 | 69.11 ± 20.56 | |||
| High School/University | 28 | 72.32 ± 27.57 | |||
| Working status | 21.240 | 0.000** | |||
| Has no wage-earning job | 94 | 66.17 ± 29.21 | |||
| Public Servant/Private Sector Worker | 43 | 69.77 ± 16.51 | |||
| Retired | 41 | 81.10 ± 20.29 | |||
| One-day jobs | 55 | 60.09 ± 23.95 | |||
| Income level | 5.669 | 0.059 | |||
| Income less than expenses | 50 | 60.80 ± 29.58 | |||
| Income equal to expenses | 149 | 71.24 ± 23.32 | |||
| Income more than expenses | 34 | 64.56 ± 25.39 | |||
| People they live with | 12.212 | 0.016* | |||
| Living alone | 16 | 63.75 ± 30.69 | |||
| Living with spouse | 45 | 69.89 ± 25.03 | |||
| Living with children | 63 | 68.25 ± 22.79 | |||
| Living with spouse and children | 83 | 73.49 ± 21.42 | |||
| Other (relatives) | 26 | 49.42 ± 32.07 | |||
| Having a chronic disease | 4566.0 | 0.000** | |||
| Yes | 147 | 63.64 ± 26.18 | |||
| No | 86 | 75.52 ± 22.08 | |||
| Regular use of Medicine | 5485.0 | 0.028* | |||
| Yes | 136 | 64.12 ± 28.49 | |||
| No | 97 | 73.51 ± 18.99 | |||
| Need for support | 3792.0 | 0.032* | |||
| Yes | 52 | 60.00 ± 30.41 | |||
| No | 181 | 70.33 ± 23.30 |
Socio-demographic features of the participants (n = 233)_
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 133 | 57.1 |
| Male | 100 | 42.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 166 | 71.2 |
| Single/Widowed | 67 | 28.8 |
| Education level | ||
| Illiterate | 87 | 37.3 |
| Secondary School | 118 | 50.6 |
| High School/University | 28 | 12.0 |
| Working status | ||
| Has no wage-earning job | 94 | 40.3 |
| Public Servant/Private Sector Worker | 43 | 18.5 |
| Retired | 41 | 17.6 |
| Self-employed | 55 | 23.6 |
| Income level | ||
| Income less than expenses | 50 | 21.5 |
| Income equal to expenses | 149 | 63.9 |
| Income more than expenses | 34 | 14.6 |
| People they live with | ||
| Living alone | 16 | 6.9 |
| Living with spouse | 45 | 19.3 |
| Living with children | 63 | 27.0 |
| Living with spouse and children | 83 | 35.6 |
| Other | 26 | 11.2 |
| Need for support | ||
| Yes | 52 | 22.3 |
| No | 181 | 77.7 |
| Having a chronic disease | ||
| Yes | 147 | 63.1 |
| No | 86 | 36.9 |
| Regular use of medicine | ||
| Yes | 136 | 58.4 |
| No | 97 | 41.6 |
Relationship between DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale and Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living Scores_
| Items | DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale Total Score | Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living Total Score | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale Total Score | 1 | |||||
| Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living Total Score | −0.521 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Age | 0.261 | 0 | −0.299 | 0 | 1 | |
The participants’ DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale and Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living Scores_
| Categorical Assessment of the Scales | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale | ||
| Low Risk (0 to 5 point) | 53 | 22.7 |
| Moderate Risk (6 to 9 points) | 35 | 15.0 |
| High Risk (10 points and over) | 145 | 62.2 |
| Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (BIADL) | ||
| Totally Dependent (0 to 20 points) | 12 | 5.2 |
| Highly Dependent (21 to 61 points) | 71 | 30.5 |
| Moderately Dependent (62 to 90 points) | 105 | 45.1 |
| Mildly dependent (91 to 99 points) | 14 | 6.0 |
| Totally Independent (100 points) | 31 | 13.3 |