Falls Handicap Inventory (Fhi)—an Instrument to Measure Handicaps Associated With Repeated Falls

Rai, G. S.; Kiniorns, M.; Wientjes, H.J.F.M.

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07218.x

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“…16 Two measures assessed feared consequences of falling: the Concern about the consequences of Falling Scale (CONSfall) 14 and the Consequences of Falling Scale (CoF), of which ''loss of functional independence'' and ''damage to identity'' are two subscales. 16 The Falls Handicap Inventory (FHI) 35 measures handicaps associated with repeated falls across two domains of emotion and function and health.…”

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Measuring the Psychological Outcomes of Falling: A Systematic Review

̧rstad¹,

Hauer²,

Becker³

et al. 2005

J American Geriatrics Society

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The objectives were to identify fall-related psychological outcome measures and to undertake a systematic quality assessment of their key measurement properties. A Cochrane review of fall-prevention interventions in older adults was used to identify fall-related psychological measurements. PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were systematically searched to identify instruments not used in trials and papers reporting the methodological quality of relevant measures. Reference lists of articles were searched for additional literature, and researchers were contacted. Two reviewers undertook quality extraction relating to content, population, reliability, validity, responsiveness, practicality, and feasibility. Twenty-five relevant papers were identified. Twenty-three measures met the inclusion criteria: six single-item questions, Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), revised FES, modified FES, FES-UK, Activities-specific Balance and Confidence Scale (ABC), ABC-UK, Confidence in maintaining Balance Scale, Mobility Efficacy Scale, adapted FES, amended FES, Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly (SAFFE), University of Illinois at Chicago Fear of Falling Measure, Concern about Falling Scale, Falls Handicap Inventory, modified SAFFE, Consequences of Falling Scale, and Concern about the Consequences of Falling Scale. There is limited evidence about the measurement properties of single-item measures. Several multiitem measures obtained acceptable reliability and validity, but there is less evidence regarding responsiveness, practicality, and feasibility. Researchers should select measures based on the constructs they intend to study. Further research is needed to establish and compare the instruments' measurement properties.

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“…34 Thus, it has been suggested that fear of falling may affect quality of life. 9,22,31,35,36 It has been proposed that the psychological consequences of falling are an important endpoint for clinical trials of fall prevention in older people (unpublished data), but there is uncertainty about the best method of defining and measuring these outcomes.…”

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Measuring the Psychological Outcomes of Falling: A Systematic Review

̧rstad¹,

Hauer²,

Becker³

et al. 2005

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…Outcome was measured using tools validated in the target population and included the BBS for the assessment of balance, 13 number of falls, 10meter timed walk test (TWT) for assessing mobility and dynamic balance, 16 Frenchay Activities Index (FAI) for assessing wider activities of daily living, 17 Falls Handicap Inventory to measure limitation of social participation, 18 and European Quality of Life (Euroquol) to assess quality of life. Outcome was measured using tools validated in the target population and included the BBS for the assessment of balance, 13 number of falls, 10meter timed walk test (TWT) for assessing mobility and dynamic balance, 16 Frenchay Activities Index (FAI) for assessing wider activities of daily living, 17 Falls Handicap Inventory to measure limitation of social participation, 18 and European Quality of Life (Euroquol) to assess quality of life.…”

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Balance Training Program to Improve Mobility and Reduce Falls in Elderly Patients

Steadman

Donaldson

Kalra³

2003

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…The following personal characteristics are assessed: age, sex, marital status, living alone and socio-economic status. In addition, we assess the circumstances and causes of the falls reported at the GP cooperative and/or A&E department, the consequences of the falls (using the Falls Handicap Inventory [21]), the type of injury, falls in the previous year (retrospective), the patient's height, weight, use of medication and social contacts (using an adjusted version of items 4 and 5 of the Rand Social Health Battery)[22,23], and the occurrence of life events. All background variables are measured at baseline.…”

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