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Table 2 Scenarios given to participants

From: Near-falls in Singapore community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility study

1. Fall scenario – The individual is walking along the street, trips over an object and loses balance. The individual landed on the floor.

2. Fall scenario – The individual is getting dressed by the bed, loses balance and lands on the bed.

3. No fall scenario – The individual is walking across the room and starts to feel dizzy. The person sits on a nearby chair.

4. No fall scenario – The individual is walking along the street and is deliberately pushed by another person to the ground.

5. Near-fall scenario – The individual holds onto a rail after losing balance when the bus starts to move (hand strategy)

6. Near-fall scenario – The individual stumbles while walking and can restore balance by taking a few steps (leg strategy)