Age (mean, range) | 86 (57–102) |
Sex (% female) | 80 |
Long term problems | |
Arthritis, lower limb | 33 |
History of stroke | 14 |
Diabetes | 9 |
Parkinson’s disease | 6 |
Postural hypotension | 26 |
Dizziness | |
When first get out of bed | 12 |
When stand up quickly | 17 |
Other | 15 |
Ability to transfer (moving from chair to bed and back again) |
Assistance needed | 21 |
Walking, needs physical help or constant supervision | 21 |
Steps and stairs, needs physical assistance or unable to do physically | 54 |
Use of walking aid | |
Any | 55 |
Stick(s) | 23 |
Zimmer frame | 29 |
Walking frame with wheels | 5 |
Use of a wheelchair | |
Any time | 39 |
At home | 13 |
When out | 30 |
Difficulty seeing (with glasses if appropriate) | |
Print | 16 |
Television | 12 |
Immediate surroundings | 10 |
Cataracts | 14 |
Glaucoma | 5 |
Registered blind/partially sighted | 6 |
Falls and fractures | |
Fallen in the last 3 months | 27 |
Fracture in the last 3 months | 2 |