Evaluating an intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated activity restriction in elderly persons: design of a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN43792817]

Table 3 Additional measures during the trial

Description of the variables	No. of items	Range*	B	FU1	FU2	FU3
chronic medical conditions [31]	19	0 to 19	TI	-	-	-
cognitive status (TICS) [32]	25	0 to 41	TI	-	-	-
impaired vision and hearing [33]	4	4 to 16	TI	-	-	-
use of health care	6	N/A	TI	TI	TI	TI
use of assistive devices	14	N/A	TI	TI	TI	TI
general self-efficacy (GSE) [34, 35]	16	16 to 80	Q	Q	Q	Q
physical self-efficacy (PSE) [36]	10	10 to 50	Q	Q	Q	Q
social self-efficacy (SSE) [34]	6	6 to 30	Q	Q	Q	Q
mastery [37]	7	7 to 35	Q	Q	Q	Q

* The underlined scores indicate the most favourable scores.
B = baseline; FU1 = direct follow-up; FU2 = 6-month follow-up; FU3 = 12-month follow-up
Q = questionnaire; TI = telephone interview
N/A = not applicable

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