[The German version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International Version (FES-I)]

(Die Deutsche Version der Falls Efficacy Scale-International Version (FES-I).)

Full Abstract

The German version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International Version (FES-I), which is presented, was developed for the documentation of fall-related selfefficacy in older persons by a EU-funded expert network (Prevention of Falls Network Europe ProFaNE). The FES-I represents a modification of the original Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), including additional items on complex functional performances and social aspects of falls. The FES-I shows high internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.96) as well as high test-retest reliability (r=0.96). The mean inter-item correlation was:
r = 0.55 (Range r = 0.29-0.79). Results of validation studies for the FES-I in community dwelling older persons for different European countries and geriatric patients with cognitive impairment will be published in the near future.

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Author information

Author/s: Dias, N (N); Kempen, G I J M (GI); Todd, C J (CJ); Beyer, N (N); Freiberger, E (E); Piot-Ziegler, C (C); Yardley, L (L); Hauer, K (K);

Affiliation: Bethanien Krankenhaus, Geriatrisches Zentrum GmbH, Rohrbacher Str. 149, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (Z Gerontol Geriatr), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2006-Aug; vol 39 (issue 4) : pp 297-300

Dates: Created 2006/08/10; Completed 2006/12/22;

PMID: 16900450, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Analysis of Variance
European Union
Fear

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