@article{ref1,
title="Reliability and validity of caregivers' fear of falling index when caring for home-based rehabilitation patients with fall-related fractures",
journal="Annals of rehabilitation medicine",
year="2023",
author="Kakehi, Tomohiro and Zenta, Masashi and Ishimori, Takuya and Tamura, Naoki and Wada, Hiromu and Bessho, Masahiko and Kakuda, Wataru",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reliability and validity of this new measure, called the caregivers' fear of falling index (CFFI). <br><br>METHODS: The study surveyed home-based rehabilitation patients with fall-related fracture, and their primary caregivers. The characteristics of these patients were evaluated, and the caregivers were surveyed using the CFFI and Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). The reliability of the CFFI was assessed using item-total correlation, while the validity of the CFFI was evaluated through correlation coefficients calculated between the CFFI and the FES-I. <br><br>RESULTS: The participants were 51 patient-caregiver pairs. The internal consistency of the CFFI showed an alpha coefficient of 0.904. No items were excluded in the corrected item-total correlations. The CFFI showed a moderate correlation with FES-I (r=0.432, p=0.002). <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study found the CFFI to be a reliable and valid tool for measuring the primary caregivers' fear. The CFFI may be a useful tool for healthcare professionals to identify and supporting these primary caregivers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2234-0645",
doi="10.5535/arm.23052",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.23052"
}