Table 2 Morse Fall Scale means and risk stratification of participants who were exposed and non-exposed to the music listening sessions at admission and discharge (n = 152)
|  | Total population (n = 152) | Music listening sessions | P-Value* | Effect size (Cohen’s d) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exposed group (n = 61) | Non-exposed group (n = 91) |  | |||
Morse Fall Scale, mean ± SD (/125) | |||||
 Mean ± SD upon admission | 63.7 ± 23.9 | 67.9 ± 22.1 | 60.9 ± 24.7 | 0.078 | 0.281 |
 Mean ± SD discharge | 45.4 ± 17.3 | 44.4 ± 18.9 | 46.0 ± 16.3 | 0.584 | 0.097 |
 Variation (%) | −30.7 ± 50.1 | − 41.8 ± 47.1 | − 23.3 ± 51.0 | 0.025 | 0.395 |
MFS estimated risk, n (%) | |||||
Admission | |||||
 Low risk | 9 (5.9) | 3 (4.9) | 6 (6.6) | 0.668 |  |
 Medium risk | 29 (19.1) | 7 (11.5) | 22 (24.2) | 0.051 | |
 High risk | 114 (75.0) | 51 (83.6) | 63 (69.2) | 0.045 | |
Discharge | |||||
 Low risk | 13 (8.6) | 8 (13.1) | 5 (5.5) | 0.100 |  |
 Medium risk | 63 (41.4) | 25 (41.0) | 38 (41.8) | 0.924 | |
 High risk | 76 (50.0) | 28 (45.9) | 48 (52.7) | 0.408 | |