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Table 4 Reliable Change Index (RCI) of Concerns about Falls

From: Effectiveness of a home-based cognitive behavioral program to manage concerns about falls in community-dwelling, frail older people: results of a randomized controlled trial

 

Control group

Intervention group

n = 161

n = 133

Concerns about Falls (FES-I)

n

(%)

n

(%)

 Reliable deteriorationa

23

(14.3)

9

(6.8)

 Not improved

124

(77.0)

94

(70.7)

 Reliable improvedb

14

(8.7)

30

(22.6)

  1. Concerns about falls is measured with the FES-I (range total scale 16–64; higher scores indicate more concerns about falls). The FES-I reliable change index (RCI) score is calculated according to the outcomes on baseline and 12-month follow-up
  2. aRCI score 1.96 or higher (equal to a FES-I score difference of 9 or higher)
  3. bRCI score −1.96 or lower (equal to a FES-I score difference of −9 or lower)