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Table 4 Adherence to physical exercises according to the participants

From: Feasibility of a cognitive behavioural group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated avoidance of activity in community-living older people: a process evaluation

 

During the programme

After 6 months

After 12 months

 

n = 168

n = 159

n = 151

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

How often did you do the physical exercises?

      

• never

15

9

22

14

22

15

• less than once a week

13

8

52

33

55

36

• once a week

40

24

39

25

34

23

• more than once a week

100

60

46

29

40

27

How much time did you spend (on average) on your physical exercises each time you did them?*

      

• < 10 minutes

65

43

67

50

60

47

• 10 to 20 minutes

59

39

51

38

49

38

• 20 to 30 minutes

22

14

13

10

15

12

• 30 minutes or more

7

5

4

3

4

3

  1. * only filled in by persons who (still) did the exercises; there were 2 missing values at 6 months and 1 at 12 months after the intervention