A pilot study for development of a novel tool for clinical decision making to identify fallers among ophthalmic patients

Table 1 Socio-demographic information assessed with the structured questionnaire.

Variables	Categories or unit of measures	References
Gender	male; female	[15–17, 21]
Age	Years
Indipendent life	Yes; no	[21]
Health compared with that of age group	Much more healthy; More healthy; About as healthy; Less healthy; Much less healthy	[15]
Living alone	Yes; no	[21]
Type of house	Condominium; single apartment	[21]
Jobs	merchant or craftsman; worker; employed; freelancer; other	[21]
Retired	Yes; no	[13, 21]
Frequency pushing/dragging heavy loads	Never; Occasionally; 1-2 per week; Daily; Several times per day	[14]
Attendance at religious service in previous month	Yes; no	[14]
Attendance at club meeting in previous month	Yes; no	[14]
Owns or cares for a pet	Yes; no	[14]
Sufficient contact with family/friends	Sufficient; insufficient	[14]
Ability to raise € 350 in an emergency	No difficulty; A little difficulty; Lot of difficulty Impossible to raise £200	[14]

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