RELIABILITY OF THE CZECH VERSION OF THE FALLS EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL (FES-I) AND SHORT FALLS EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL (SHORT FES-I) IN ELDERLY PEOPLE
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | This study’s aim was to determine the reliability of the Short FES-I and FES-I for Czech older people. FES-I (Czech translation) was used with 350 participants (278 women and 72 men) aged 65 and more in a test- retest study with data being collected 14 days apart. The Short FES-I results were selected from the FES-I results. Data was processed by Statictica.cz software. Descriptive statistics were used. Results showed that Czech version of short FES-I and FES-I is a reliable tool for measuring the fear of falling in older adults. |
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