TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale - International in a sample of Portuguese elderly
JO  - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
A1  - Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves
A1  - Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota de
A1  - Sousa, Lisete Maria Ribeiro de
A1  - Berenguer, Sílvia Maria Alves Caldeira
SP  - 747
EP  - 754
VL  - 71
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: to translate and adapt Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I). To analyze the psychometric properties of the FES-I Portugal version. <br><br>METHOD: psychometric study. Sample consisting of 170 elderly people residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. A two- part form was used (sociodemographic characterization and FES-I Portugal). The cross-cultural adaptation was performed and the following psychometric properties were evaluated: validity (construct, predictive, and discriminant), reliability (Cronbach's alpha), and inter-rater reliability. <br><br>RESULTS: the results allow us to verify a dimension of less demanding physical activities and another of more demanding physical activities. The inter-rater reliability study was 0.62, with an interclass correlation coefficient of 0.859, for a 95% confidence interval. The internal consistency of the Portuguese version was 0.962. <br><br>CONCLUSION: the validity and reliability of the FES-I Portugal are consistent with the original version and proved to be appropriate instruments for evaluating the "impaired walking" and "risk of falls" nursing diagnoses in the older people.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0034-7167
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0497
ID  - ref1
ER  -