@article{ref1,
title="Test-retest reliability and sensitivity to change of a new fall risk assessment system: a pilot study",
journal="Annals of geriatric medicine and research",
year="2018",
author="Kim, Miji and Kim, Sunyoung and Won, Chang Won",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="80-87",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The new fall risk assessment (FRA) system is a composite and comprehensive assessment tool developed to predict the risk of falls. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the new FRA system's test-retest reliability and sensitivity to change in community-dwelling older adults.   Methods: This was an observational study with a test-retest design and an 8-week fall prevention exercise program. A sample of 28 community-dwelling older adults with a mean age of 73.0 years (range, 65-80 years) participated in the study. The new FRA system was administered twice within a 7-day period for test-retest reliability expressed as intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and standard error of measurement (SEM) assessment. Eighteen subjects of them completed the 8-week fall prevention exercise intervention to evaluate the new FRA system's sensitivity to change.   Results: In the evaluation of interrater reliability for the new FRA system, the ICC (95% confidence interval) of the total score was 0.77 (0.47-0.98), with good reliability. The SEM was 11.61 for the total FRA score. A good to excellent reliability was observed, with ICC levels of 0.73 to 0.91 for the 4 composite scores of the new FRA system. Following the 8-week exercise intervention, the mean total FRA score (effect size, 0.58) significantly increased (p=0.028).   Conclusion: The new FRA system has generally moderate to excellent interrater reliability and reliable sensitivity to change in community-dwelling older adults. Our findings provide support for the reliability of the new FRA system in healthy older adults without a fall history.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2508-4798",
doi="10.4235/agmr.2018.22.2.80",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4235/agmr.2018.22.2.80"
}