Validity and reliability of the self-rated fall risk questionnaire in older adults with osteoporosis

Several risk assessments have been developed to evaluate fall risk in older adults, but it has not been conclusively established which of these tools is most effective for assessing fall risk in this vulnerable population. Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed...

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Published in:BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2020-11, Vol.21 (1), p.757-757, Article 757
Main Authors: Kitcharanant, Nitchanant, Vanitcharoenkul, Ekasame, Unnanuntana, Aasis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Adults
Aged
Balance
Bone density
Bone mineral density
Bone surgery
Falls
Falls (Accidents)
Female
Fractures
Geriatric Assessment
Health aspects
Health risks
Humans
Male
Mortality
Musculoskeletal diseases
Older adults
Older people
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporosis - epidemiology
Patients
Post-menopause
Postural Balance
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Risk assessment
Risk factors
Self-rated fall risk questionnaire
Surgery
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thailand
Translations
Validity
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Summary:Several risk assessments have been developed to evaluate fall risk in older adults, but it has not been conclusively established which of these tools is most effective for assessing fall risk in this vulnerable population. Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the self-rated Fall Risk Questionnaire (self-rated FRQ), a 12-item questionnaire designed to screen older adults who are at risk of falling and has been widely used in many centers. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the self-rated FRQ in older adults with osteoporosis. This prospective study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand from December 2019 to March 2020. Sixty-eight men or postmenopausal women aged > 65 years who were diagnosed with osteoporosis either by bone mineral density T-score or by occurrence of fragility fracture were evaluated with the self-rated FRQ, the Thai falls risk assessment test (Thai-FRAT), the timed get-up-and-go test (TUG test), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and the 5 times sit-to-stand test (5TSTS test). Validity of the self-rated FRQ was assessed by evaluating the correlations (r) between the self-rated FRQ score and the scores from the other four assessments. Reliability of the self-rated FRQ was evaluated by measuring test-retest reliability and internal consistency. The self-rated FRQ was moderately strongly correlated with the BBS, TUG test, and 5TSTS test (r = 0.535 to 0.690; p 
ISSN:1471-2474
1471-2474
DOI:10.1186/s12891-020-03788-z