Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire in Turkish community-dwelling older adults

Autor: Arzu Demircioğlu, Ülkü Kezban Şahin, Sevim Acaröz Candan
Přispěvatelé: Meslek Yüksekokulları, Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu, Terapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Şahin, Ülkü Kezban
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Cross-Cultural Comparison
congenital
hereditary
and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
030506 rehabilitation
Psychometrics
Turkish
Fear of falling
behavioral disciplines and activities
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Activity limitation
Avoidance Learning
medicine
Humans
Cross-cultural
Adaptation (computer science)
Aged
Rehabilitation
Outcome measures
Participation
Reproducibility of Results
Fear
social sciences
eye diseases
language.human_language
Activity Limitation
Psychometric Properties
language
Outcome Measures
population characteristics
Accidental Falls
Female
Independent Living
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior
geographic locations
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Clinical psychology
Popis: This study aimed to translate and adapt the Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire (FFABQ) for Turkish culture and to evaluate the psychometric properties of FFABQ-Turkish in community-dwelling older adults.Eighty community-dwelling older adults (41 females) were assessed using the FFABQ-Turkish, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). Fall history and severity of fear of falling (FoF) were recorded. Forty-two participants were reassessed one week apart for test-retest reliability. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change, convergent validity, construct validity, floor and ceiling effect, and scale discrimination of FFABQ-Turkish were investigated.FFABQ-Turkish has high internal consistency and good test-retest reliability. Overall scores for FFABQ-Turkish were high in females, older individuals ≥ 75 years, and fallers. Minimal detectable change with 95% confidence was 4.51 points. There were strong and moderate correlations between FFABQ-Turkish and ABC, FoF, and the number of falls. Factor analysis demonstrated a two-factor structure. No floor and ceiling effect was found. FFABQ-Turkish could discriminate individuals without avoidance behavior from those with severe avoidance behavior.FFABQ-Turkish is a valid and reliable measure to assess the activity and participation restriction due to FoF, and could be used to quantify avoidance behavior in Turkish community-dwelling older adults. Implication for rehabilitationThe Turkish version of the Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire (FFABQ) is a valid and reliable outcome measure for community-dwelling older adults.Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire in Turkish is recommended for assessment of activity limitation and participation restrictions due to fear of falling in clinical and research settings.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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