TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-cultural validation of the falls efficacy scale international in elderly
T2 - systematic literature review
AU - Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves
AU - Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota
AU - Severino, Sandy
AU - Sousa, Lisete
AU - Caldeira, Sílvia
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - The aim of this study is to describe the psychometric properties of cultural adaptations of the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) in the elderly dwelling in the community. A systematic literature review was performed according to the research question: What are the psychometric properties of the FES-I in the elderly dwelling in the community in different cultural backgrounds? The Population, Interest, Context (PICo) strategy was used for inclusion criteria—Population: elderly; Interest area/intervention: psychometric properties of the FES-I; Context: dwelling in the community in various cultural settings. The sample was made up of 10 articles. Metric properties have been evaluated by the criteria of validity, reproducibility, reliability, and responsiveness. The FES-I is considered acceptable, understandable to measure the fear of falling in the elderly, valid, reliable, and comparable cross-culturally, so it is recommended in rehabilitation research, clinical trials, clinical practice, and in fall-prevention programs in elderly.
AB - The aim of this study is to describe the psychometric properties of cultural adaptations of the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) in the elderly dwelling in the community. A systematic literature review was performed according to the research question: What are the psychometric properties of the FES-I in the elderly dwelling in the community in different cultural backgrounds? The Population, Interest, Context (PICo) strategy was used for inclusion criteria—Population: elderly; Interest area/intervention: psychometric properties of the FES-I; Context: dwelling in the community in various cultural settings. The sample was made up of 10 articles. Metric properties have been evaluated by the criteria of validity, reproducibility, reliability, and responsiveness. The FES-I is considered acceptable, understandable to measure the fear of falling in the elderly, valid, reliable, and comparable cross-culturally, so it is recommended in rehabilitation research, clinical trials, clinical practice, and in fall-prevention programs in elderly.
KW - Accidental fall
KW - Aged
KW - Fear
KW - Reproducibility of results
KW - Validation studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84959488536&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcgg.2015.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jcgg.2015.12.002
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84959488536
SN - 2210-8335
VL - 7
SP - 72
EP - 76
JO - Aging Medicine and Healthcare
JF - Aging Medicine and Healthcare
IS - 3
ER -