TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the falls efficacy scale - international in a sample of Portuguese elderly
AU - Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves
AU - Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota de
AU - Sousa, Lisete Maria Ribeiro de
AU - Berenguer, Sílvia Maria Alves Caldeira
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - OBJECTIVE: to translate and adapt Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I). To analyze the psychometric properties of the FES-I Portugal version. METHOD: psychometric study. Sample consisting of 170 elderly people residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. A two- part form was used (sociodemographic characterization and FES-I Portugal). The cross-cultural adaptation was performed and the following psychometric properties were evaluated: validity (construct, predictive, and discriminant), reliability (Cronbach's alpha), and inter-rater reliability. RESULTS: the results allow us to verify a dimension of less demanding physical activities and another of more demanding physical activities. The inter-rater reliability study was 0.62, with an interclass correlation coefficient of 0.859, for a 95% confidence interval. The internal consistency of the Portuguese version was 0.962. CONCLUSION: the validity and reliability of the FES-I Portugal are consistent with the original version and proved to be appropriate instruments for evaluating the "impaired walking" and "risk of falls" nursing diagnoses in the older people.
AB - OBJECTIVE: to translate and adapt Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I). To analyze the psychometric properties of the FES-I Portugal version. METHOD: psychometric study. Sample consisting of 170 elderly people residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. A two- part form was used (sociodemographic characterization and FES-I Portugal). The cross-cultural adaptation was performed and the following psychometric properties were evaluated: validity (construct, predictive, and discriminant), reliability (Cronbach's alpha), and inter-rater reliability. RESULTS: the results allow us to verify a dimension of less demanding physical activities and another of more demanding physical activities. The inter-rater reliability study was 0.62, with an interclass correlation coefficient of 0.859, for a 95% confidence interval. The internal consistency of the Portuguese version was 0.962. CONCLUSION: the validity and reliability of the FES-I Portugal are consistent with the original version and proved to be appropriate instruments for evaluating the "impaired walking" and "risk of falls" nursing diagnoses in the older people.
KW - Fear
KW - Accidental falls
KW - Risk factors
KW - Aged
KW - Validation studies
KW - Medo
KW - Acidentes por quedas
KW - Fatores de risco
KW - Idosos
KW - Estudos de validação
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U2 - 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0497
DO - 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0497
M3 - Article
C2 - 29791628
AN - SCOPUS:85054104445
SN - 0034-7167
VL - 71
SP - 747
EP - 754
JO - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
JF - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
ER -