Expanding Assessment of Fear of Falling among Older Adults with an Intellectual Disability: A Pilot Study to Assess the Value of Proxy Responses

Table 1

Demographic profile of respondents.

	Self-reporting person 𝑛=21		Key worker 𝑛=21		Additional support worker 𝑛=21
Gender	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Male	7	33.3	3	14.3	2	9.5
Female	14	66.7	18	85.7	19	90.5
Age	Mean age	St Dev	Mean age	St Dev	Mean age	St Dev
	53.57	±6.33	34.81	±8.67	41.33	±10.77
Length of time working with SR			𝑛	%	𝑛	%
<6 months			0	0	1	4.8
6 and 12 months			1	4.8	1	4.8
>12 months			20	95.2	19	90.5
Job role			𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Staff nurse			6	28.6	0	0
Health care assistant			5	23.8	9	42.9
Trainer/instructor			5	23.8	5	23.8
Manager			3	14.3	6	28.6
Social care worker			1	4.8	0	0
Houseparent			1	4.8	1	14.8