Validity and Reliability of the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale Short Version in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Turkey

Yagci Senturk A., LİVANELİOĞLU A.

TOPICS IN GERIATRIC REHABILITATION, vol.38, no.1, pp.81-87, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/tgr.0000000000000346
  • Journal Name: TOPICS IN GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.81-87
  • Keywords: accidental falls, aging, fear of falling, measurement properties, older people, CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION, RISK-FACTORS, INITIAL VALIDATION, HEALTH-STATUS, FEAR, PEOPLE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (Icon-FES) is the first scale that consists of visual expressions and evaluates the fear of falling. The study aims to adapt the scale to Turkish. The Icon-FES, the Falls Efficacy Scale International, and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale were applied to 150 older adults. The study indicated that Icon-FES has excellent psychometric properties. Presence of chronic diseases was found to be associated factors affecting the fear of falling (P < .05). The short-version Icon-FES-Turkish is a valid and reliable scale and it should be carried out on illiterate older adults.