Geriatric fear of falling measure: Development and psychometric testing

Tzu Ting Huang

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.04.006

Geriatric fear of falling measure: Development and psychometric testing

Tzu Ting Huang^*

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Institute of Community Health Care

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Abstract

Development of the geriatric fear of falling measure (GFFM) was based on a previous qualitative study of Taiwanese community-dwelling elders. Relevant parameters or items for assessing subscales were identified and tested in a three-stage process: item development, content validity testing and reliability testing. The GFFM was tested on two groups of community-dwelling elders in Taiwan (N=100 and 384) to examine validity and reliability. Good test-retest, internal consistency and inter-rater reliability were found. Confirmatory factor analysis and good overall model fits supported construct validity of the GFFM. Although these data are preliminary, the GFFM could be used as a quick screening instrument to evaluate fear of falling and an outcome indicator of nursing interventions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	357-365
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.04.006
State	Published - Mar 2006

Keywords

Fear of falling
Instrument development
Psychometric evaluation
Taiwanese elders

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