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| | ID-1 | ID-2 | ID-4 | ID-5 | ID-6 |
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| Age (years), gender | 72, male | 79, male | 71, female | 76, female | 73, female |
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| Parkinson’s | | | | | |
| Years diagnosed | 11 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
| Severity (Hoehn and Yahr [20]) | IV, severe | IV, severe | IV, severe | III, moderate | III, moderate |
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| Living arrangements | With wife
Needs help to leave (semidetached) house
Uses mobility scooter | With wife
Needs help to leave (semidetached) house
Uses mobility scooter | With husband
Usually only leaves (detached) house with help | With husband
Usually only leaves (detached) house with help | Alone, family nearby
Needs help to leave (single storey) house |
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| Mobility | Uses stick, grab rails,
and perching stool
Limited stair climbing | Marked fluctuation and freezing; using riser chair;
limited stair climbing
(having stairlift) | Marked fluctuation
Little use of aids | Little use of aids | Uses perching stool and trolley
No stairs at home |
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| Recent fall history | | | | | |
| Falls | >12/year | >12/year | >1/year | >1/year | 0 |
| Fractures | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | n/a |
| High-risk activity | Walk through kitchen-diner, negotiating step | Walk from armchair, across hall to toilet | Negotiating stairs | Negotiating stairs | Walk across open space in sitting-dining room |
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| Video review | | | | | |
| Instability noted (walking/standing/transfers) | 38 times in 36 min, 1.1/min (13/14/11) | 86 times in 62 min, 1.4/min (66/1/19) | 33 times in 19 min, 1.7/min (13/1/19) | 49 times in 71 min, 0.7/min (22/12/15) | 21 times in 58 min, 0.4/min (9/5/7) |
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