The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I). A comprehensive longitudinal validation study
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The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I). A comprehensive longitudinal validation study.
OBJECTIVE this study aimed to perform a comprehensive validation of the 16-item and 7-item Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) by investigating the overall structure and measurement properties, convergent and predictive validity and responsiveness to change. METHOD five hundred community-dwelling older people (70-90 years) were assessed on the FES-I in conjunction with demographic, phy...
متن کاملDevelopment and initial validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I).
BACKGROUND There is a need for a measure of fear of falling that assesses both easy and difficult physical activities and social activities and is suitable for use in a range of languages and cultural contexts, permitting direct comparison between studies and populations in different countries and settings. OBJECTIVE To develop a modified version of the Falls Efficacy Scale to satisfy this ne...
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Objectives: To culturally adapt the Falls Efficacy Scale – International (FES-I) and assess its psychometric properties in a sample of community-dwelling elderly Brazilians. Methods: The instrument was translated into Brazilian Portuguese and culturally adapted to the Brazilian population (FES-I-Brazil) as recommended by the Prevention of Falls Network Europe. FES-I-Brazil was applied to 163 el...
متن کاملThe Short FES-I: a shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international to assess fear of falling.
BACKGROUND the 16-item Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) has been shown to have excellent reliability and construct validity. However, for practical and clinical purposes, a shortened version of the FES-I would be useful. OBJECTIVE to develop and validate a shortened version of FES-I while preserving good psychometric properties. DESIGN initial development of a shortened version us...
متن کاملCross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I)
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of an Arabic language version (Ar) of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) with respect to its use with Arabic-speaking elderly subjects. SUBJECTS AND METHODS For cross-cultural adaptation, the translation of the original English version of the scale was conducted based on the protocol of the Prevention of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp225