Item

On admission

One month after

Overestimating group

(n = 56)

Accurately/

underestimating group (n = 26)

p-value

Overestimating group

(n = 35)

Accurately/

underestimating group (n = 43)

p-value

Sex

n (%)

Men

25 (44.6)

17 (69.2)

0.26

16 (45.7)

24 (55.8)

0.47

Women

31 (55.4)

9 (34.6)

19 (54.3)

19 (44.2)

Disease

n (%)

Cerebrovascular

27 (48.2)

11 (42.3)

0.11

16 (45.7)

24 (55.8)

0.087

Orthopedic

23 (41.1)

10 (38.5)

14 (40.0)

13 (30.2)

Others

6 (10.7)

5 (19.2)

5 (14.3)

6 (14.0)

Average age, years

78.1 ± 12.3

72.1 ± 12.9

0.053

77.4 ± 11.6

73.1 ± 12.3

0.12

Mean self-estimate score

33.1 ± 8.4

24.5 ± 14.5

0.084

36.5 ± 11.2

35.1 ± 14.7

0.88

Mean nurses’ estimate score

23.9 ± 9.9

25.5 ± 14.3

0.098

29.5 ± 8.7

36.0 ± 15.9

0.072

Mean fall assessment score

23.3 ± 6.6

18.4 ± 7.3

0.043*

26.4 ± 8.9

16.8 ± 4.1

0.033*

Mean MMSE score

24.6 ± 4.7

27.7 ± 2.1

0.066