Comparison of the Validity of Four Fall-Related Psychological Measures in a Community-Based Falls Risk Screening

Physical Activity and the Association With Self-Reported Impairments, Walking Limitations, Fear of Falling, and Incidence of Falls in Persons With Late Effects of Polio

“…This is not surprising since the FES-I contain five walking related items (out of 16) and targets fear of falling in relation to activities (Bladh, Nilsson, Carlsson et al, 2013). In healthy older adults (mean age 74 years) the mean value of FES-I is 29 points, similar to our participants (Moore, Ellis, Kosma et al, 2011). In the present study there was no significant correlation between PA and incidence of falls, even if the occurrence of falls (60%) was considerably higher than in older adults (fall frequency 20-40%) (Gillespie et al, 2012).…”

“…A higher score indicates that the participant is more concerned about falling. FES-I has been shown to have good psychometric properties (Yardley, Beyer, Hauer et al, 2005) and is commonly used to assess fear of falling in elderly, and in persons with different neurological diseases (Bladh, Nilsson, Carlsson, & Lexell, 2013;Blennerhassett, Dite, Ramage, & Richmond, 2012;Brogardh & Lexell, 2014;Moore et al, 2011).…”

Musculoskeletal pain characteristics associated with lower balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults

“…Balance confidence refers to an individual's confidence to maintain their balance and avoid falling over when undertaking their ADL [8,9]. Loss of balance confidence is a cause for concern as it may result in activity restriction, which can consequently increase sensorimotor deconditioning and subsequently increase the older person's risk of falls [8][9][10][11].…”

Examining evidence based resistance plus balance training in community-dwelling older adults with complex health care needs: Trial protocol for the Muscling Up Against Disability project

“…Confidence questionnaires is used to assess falls self-efficacy in participants as it is valid for total falls risk and can distinguish between fallers and non-fallers (Mak, Pang, & Mok, 2012;Moore et al, 2011). A fall is defined as an event resulting in a person coming to rest unintentionally on the ground or lower level, not as a result of a major intrinsic event (such as a stroke) or an overwhelming hazard (Lamb, Jorstad-Stein, Hauer, & Becker, 2005).…”