Does the falls efficacy scale international version measure fear of falling: a reassessment of internal validity using a factor analytic approach
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Does the falls efficacy scale international version measure fear of falling: a reassessment of internal validity using a factor analytic approach.
BACKGROUND the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) is a widely used measure of fear of falling that assesses concerns with respect to falls over a range of physical and social activities. In the original validation study, the methods used (self-selection by participants) were likely to over-represent those with a higher educational level and socio-economic grouping. In addition, the fact...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu059