TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Transcultural adaptation of the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool
JO  - Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
A1  - Martinez, Maria Carmen
A1  - Iwamoto, Viviane Ernesto
A1  - Latorre, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira
A1  - Noronha, Adriana Moreira
A1  - Oliveira, Ana Paula de Sousa
A1  - Cardoso, Carlos Eduardo Alves
A1  - Marques, Ifigenia Augusta Braga
A1  - Vendramim, Patrícia
A1  - Lopes, Paula Cristina
A1  - Sant'Ana, Thais Helena Saes de
SP  - e2783
EP  - e2783
VL  - 24
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: to perform the transcultural adaptation and content validity analysis of the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool to assess both fall risk and fall-related injury risk for hospitalized elderly in Brazil. <br><br>METHOD: the transcultural adaptation consisted of translating the scale to Portuguese (Brazil), back-translating it into its language of origin, establishing a consensus version, and having an expert committee verify its transcultural equivalence. Content assessment was conducted by a committee of judges, ending with the calculation of the items and scales' content validity index. Nurses tested the tool. <br><br>RESULTS: the scale's translated version went through two evaluation rounds by the judges, based on which, the items with unsatisfactory performance were changed. The content validity index for the items was ≥80.0% and the global index 97.1%. The experimental application showed the scale is user-friendly. <br><br>CONCLUSION: the scale presents valid content for the assessment of fall risk and risk of fall-related injuries and is easy to use, with the potential to contribute to the proper identification of risks and the establishment of care actions. <p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0104-1169
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1158.2783
ID  - ref1
ER  -