Citation

Chippendale T. Int. J. Rehabil. Res. 2015; 38(3): 263-269.

Affiliation

Department of Occupational Therapy, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/MRR.0000000000000115

PMID

25851838

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop and examine the content and face validity of the Outdoor Falls Questionnaire. The initial questionnaire was developed by the primary investigator on the basis of the existing literature on outdoor falls. A rating scale was used to obtain feedback from content experts to ascertain the validity of each question and the questionnaire as a whole. Cognitive interviewing of community-dwelling seniors was performed to ensure accurate interpretation of each question. An expert in questionnaire design reviewed the questions for language and structure. Content experts rated the questionnaire as a whole as 'quite relevant' or 'very relevant' to outdoor falls. The majority of individual questions (22 of 32) were rated by experts as either quite relevant or very relevant. Feedback from reviewers and older adults on specific questions were incorporated into the revised questionnaire. Preliminary testing demonstrates that the Outdoor Falls Questionnaire has good content and face validity. Further testing is needed to examine factor structure, to establish reliability, internal consistency, and interclass correlations.

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