The Relationship between Korean Version of Falls Efficacy Scale - International and Frequency of Falls in the Healthy Elderly Visiting the Public Health Centers.
- Author:
Kwang Yeon CHO
1
;
Kwun Yool LEE
;
Seong Ho JANG
;
In Soon KWON
;
Byung Joo PARK
;
Mi Jung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea. kimmjreh@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Elderly;
Falls;
Fracture;
KFES-I
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Aged;
Humans;
Public Health;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2010;34(3):342-346
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To see whether there is a relationship between Korean Falls Efficacy Scale-International (KFES-I) developed for measuring fear of falling and frequency of fall. METHOD: KFES-I was composed with 16 items of activities of daily living including social activities and graded from 1 to 4 in each item. Surveys of 250 patients over 65 years of age from the public health center of Kang-dong and Seong-buk based on KFES-I and fall questionnaire such as presence, frequency and severity of fracture within last 6 months, and combined medical illness were taken. The data of KFES-I, fall questionnaire, and the inter-relationship of KFES-I items had been analyzed by Spearman and Kendall test. RESULTS: There was strong positive correlation between KFES-I total score and the frequency of falls. Four items (item 4, 7, 11, 15) of KFES-I showed strong correlation with the frequency of falls. There was significant difference in KFES-I total score between control and fracture groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Our results showed that there was strong positive correlation between frequency of falls and KFES-I. It is suggested that frequency of falls can be predicted by KFES-I.
