| Reliability and Validity of Korean Version of Falls Efficacy Scale-International (KFES-I). |
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Park, Giburm , Cho, Belong , Kwon, In Soon , Park, Byung Joo , Kim, Taikon , Cho, Kwang Yeon , Park, Un Jin , Kim, Mi Jung |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea. kimmjreh@hanyang.ac.kr
2Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
3Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Korea.
4Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. |
| 한국어판 낙상효능척도-국제형의 신뢰도 및 타당도(KFES-I) |
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박기범, 조비룡1, 권인순2, 박병주3, 김태곤, 조광연, 박언진, 김미정 |
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한양대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1서울대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실, 2인제대학교 의과대학 서울백병원 내과학교실, 3서울대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
To develop and validate the Korea version of falls efficacy scale-international (KFES-I) in Korean elderly which was developed to assess fear of falling in older people and have been already validated in some European countries.
Method
Surveys of 385 older persons from the public health center in Korea based on KFES-I and fall questionnaire such as presence, frequency of fracture within last 6 months, and combined medical illness were taken. KFES-I was composed with 16 items of activities of daily living including social activities and graded from 1 to 4 in each item. Two-week KFES-I re-test data were collected. Reliability and validity estimates were computed as well as KFES-I sum scores according to age, sex, and falls history.
Results
Cronbach's alpha was 0.971 and mean inter-item correlation was 0.665. Test-retest Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.960 (p＜0.01). As expected, KFES-I scores were associated with age, sex, and falls history (p＜0.05). In addition, the KFES-I discriminated between sub-groups somewhat better than the original ten-item KFES scale.
Conclusion
KFES-I appears to be a reliable and valid method for measuring fear of falling in older adults. This study provides the preliminary evidence that KFES-I is a useful tool in evaluating Korean elderly who fear falling. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2010; 34: 554-559) |
| Key Words:
Elderly, Falls, KFES-I, Validity |
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