Experiences of fear of falling in persons with Parkinson’s disease – a qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Participants’ characteristics at the time of the interviews, n = 12

Participant number	Gender	PD severity^a	Cognitive function (MoCA)^b	Need of help from others in daily activities^c	Living alone	Fear of falling, intensity^d	Falls past six months	Mobility device indoors	Dyskinesia	Motor fluctu-ations
1	Male	Moderate	23	Yes	No	Very much	Yes	Yes	No	No
2	Male	Moderate	25	No	No	A little	Yes	No	No	No
3	Female	Moderate	22	Yes	Yes	Somewhat	Yes	Yes	No	No
4	Female	Mild	28	No	No	A little	No	No	No	No
5	Male	Moderate	22	Yes	No	Somewhat	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
6	Female	Moderate	22	No	No	Somewhat	Yes	No	No	Yes
7	Male	Moderate	18	No	Yes	A little	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	Male	Moderate	24	No	Yes	Very much	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	Female	Mild	22	No	Yes	A little	Yes	No	Yes	No
10	Male	Mild	29	No	No	A little	No	No	No	No
11	Female	Moderate	23	Yes	No	Very much	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Female	Moderate	24	Yes	No	Very much	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

PD Parkinson’s disease, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment
^aSelf-rated. Possible response options: Mild, Moderate, Severe
^bPossible scoring range: 0–30 (higher = better)
^cAssessed by Parkinson’s disease Activities of Daily Living Scale. Dichotomized: “No” and “Mild difficulties with day-to-day activities” are recorded as not needing help from others. “Moderate”, “High levels of” and “Extreme difficulties with day-to-day activities” are recorded as needing help from others
^dPossible response options: Not at all, A little, Somewhat, Very much

ISSN: 1471-2318