VALIDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL 7-ITEM FALLS EFFICACY SCALE IN PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

• Published in: Texto & contexto enfermagem 2021, Vol.30
• Main Authors: Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves, Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota de, Baixinho, Cristina Rosa Soares Lavareda, Reis, Maria Gorete Mendonça dos, Pérez-Rivas, Francisco Javier, Sousa, Lisete Maria Ribeiro de
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: NURSING
• ISSN: 0104-0707; 1980-265X; 1980-265X
• DOI: 10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2019-0243

ABSTRACT Objective to determine the psychometric properties of the international 7-item Falls Efficacy Scale. Method a psychometric study. Convenience sample consisting of 170 older adults living in the Madeira Autonomous Region, Portugal. A two-part instrument was used (sociodemographic characterization and the Falls Efficacy Scale-International-Portugal). The starting point was the translation and transcultural adaptation already carried out for the Falls Efficacy Scale - International (16 items). Construct validity (factorial analysis and discriminant validity) and the reliability (Cronbach's α) of the 7-item scale were evaluated. Previous authorization was obtained from the Ethics Commission and from the people involved. Results in the exploratory factorial analysis, the International 7-item Falls Efficacy Scale presents an explained variance of 65.8%. The Spearman's correlation between the score obtained based on the 7 items and the score obtained based on the 16 items is significant and very strong (r=0.987, p