Hypnosis to reduce fear of falling in hospitalized older adults: a feasibility randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Exploratory outcomes: scores at baseline, intermediate, and at the end of the study, for both groups

Scores	Group	Baseline visit (week 0)	Intermediate visit (week 1)	End visit (week 2)	P* (interaction group × time)
FES-I [score range 16–64]^a	Hypnosis	33 ± 11	32 ± 11	27 ± 8	0.631
FES-I [score range 16–64]^a	Control	31 ± 13	31 ± 14	26 ± 10
GFFM [score range 15–75]^a	Hypnosis	45 ± 11	45 ± 9	45 ± 13	0.401
GFFM [score range 15–75]^a	Control	44 ± 14	44 ± 9	44 ± 11
ABC-S [score range 0–45]^b	Hypnosis	23 ± 8	26 ± 10	28 ± 10	0.611
ABC-S [score range 0–45]^b	Control	24 ± 9	25 ± 9	28 ± 9
Perform-FES [score range 7–28]^a	Hypnosis	9.8 ± 2.7	9.7 ± 2.1	8.7 ± 2.7	0.117
Perform-FES [score range 7–28]^a	Control	10.1 ± 3.4	9.0 ± 2.8	8.1 ± 1.4
SPPB [score range 0–12]	Hypnosis	4.8 ± 2.1	6.1 ± 2.9	6.4 ± 3.2	0.408
SPPB [score range 0–12]	Control	4.8 ± 1.9	5.2 ± 1.7	5.6 ± 2.4
FIM [score range 18–126]	Hypnosis	88.9 ± 20.4	92.5 ± 17.0	97.1 ± 18.0	0.127
FIM [score range 18–126]	Control	82.9 ± 18.1	94.5 ± 19.1	98.0 ± 20.4

FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale-International, GFFM Geriatric Fear of Falling Measure, ABC-S Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale-Simplified, Perform-FES Performance-Fall Efficacy Scale, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, FIM Functional Independence Measure
^*Interaction effect between group and time at end visit
^aA higher score indicates a greater concern about falling
^bA higher score indicates a lower concern about falling

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