| |
Fear of falling
|
| |
No
|
Yes
|
p
|
|
Original FES-I
|
19 (17–24)
|
36 (26–47)
|
<0.001
|
|
Short FES-I
|
8 (7–10)
|
26 (12–20)
|
<0.001
|
| |
Activity avoidance
|
| |
No
|
Yes
|
p
|
|
Original FES-I
|
20 (17–25)
|
37 (26–47)
|
<0.001
|
|
Short FES-I
|
8 (7–11)
|
16 (12–20)
|
<0.001
|
| |
Falls past six months
|
| |
No
|
Yes
|
p
|
|
Original FES-I
|
22 (18–30)
|
38 (27–48)
|
<0.001
|
|
Short FES-I
|
9 (7–13)
|
17 (12–20)
|
<0.001
|
| |
Near falls past six months
|
| |
No
|
Yes
|
p
|
|
Original FES-I
|
22 (17–25)
|
32 (24–46)
|
<0.001
|
|
Short FES-I
|
9 (7–12)
|
14 (10–20)
|
<0.001
|
| |
Self-rated Parkinson severity
|
| |
Mild
|
Moderate
|
Severe
|
p
|
|
Original FES-I
|
20 (17–23)
|
29 (20–41)
|
45 (30–54)
|
<0.001*
|
|
Short FES-I
|
8 (7–9)
|
12 (9–17)
|
20 (13–23)
|
<0.001*
|
- Data are presented as median (first-third quartile)
-
P-values are based on Mann-Whitney U-tests, except the p-values for Self-rated Parkinson severity, which are based on Kruskal-Wallis test
-
FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale-International. Possible scoring ranges: Original 16–64, Short 7–28; higher = worse
- *All subsequent unpaired comparisons showed statistical significant differences (Bonferroni correction criterion of p < 0.016), except between persons with Moderate and Severe Parkinson severity for Short FES-I (p = 0.017)
