@article{ref1,
title="Development and validation of the Fall Risk Perception Questionnaire for patients in acute care hospitals",
journal="Journal of clinical nursing",
year="2020",
author="Choi, Jieun and Choi, Se Min and Lee, Jeong Sin and Seo, Soon Seok and Kim, Ja Yeon and Kim, Hye Young and Kim, Sung Reul",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to develop a fall risk perception questionnaire for patients admitted to acute care hospitals, and to establish its reliability and validity.   BACKGROUND: To prevent falls during patients' hospitalization, it is essential for them to accurately perceive their risk of falling.   DESIGN: This methodological study was performed to develop a fall risk perception questionnaire.   METHODS: After generating a preliminary questionnaire, two rounds of content validity testing were performed with nine experts. Following a pilot test, a convenience sample of 236 participants was recruited from an acute care hospital between May 2, 2018, and December 15, 2019. Construct, convergent, and known-group validity of the questionnaire were evaluated, and reliability was estimated by calculating the internal consistency reliability coefficients. The study adhered to STROBE guidelines.   RESULTS: Exploratory factor analysis yielded a three-factor solution with 27 items. The questionnaire showed statistically significant positive correlation with the Korean Falls Efficacy Scale-International and the Morse Fall Scale, thus establishing convergent validity. For known-group comparison, Morse Fall Scale scores were categorized into two groups by cut-off score. The risk for falls group had a significantly higher perceived fall risk than the no risk for falls group, thus establishing known-group validity. Cronbach's alpha values indicated good to excellent reliability for the overall questionnaire with 27 items and for each of the three subfactors.   CONCLUSIONS: The fall risk perception questionnaire demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity in an acute care hospital setting.   RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Because understanding patients' perceptions of their fall risk is essential for preventing falls, it is necessary to regularly assess patients' fall risk perception using tools with established reliability and validity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0962-1067",
doi="10.1111/jocn.15550",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15550"
}