Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients

Ferrer Soler, Cecilia; Cuvelier, Clémence; Hars, Melany; Herrmann, François; Charpiot, Adrienne; Ducharne Wieczorkiewicz, Catherine; Bruyère, Olivier; Beaudart, Charlotte; Zekry Berger, Dina Selma; Gold, Gabriel; Trombetti, Andréa

doi:10.1007/s40520-020-01726-6

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Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients

ContributorsFerrer Soler, Cecilia; Cuvelier, Clémence; Hars, Melany; Herrmann, François; Charpiot, Adrienne; Ducharne Wieczorkiewicz, Catherine; Bruyère, Olivier; Beaudart, Charlotte; Zekry Berger, Dina Selma; Gold, Gabriel; Trombetti, Andréa

Published inAging Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 67-76

Publication date2021

Abstract

Fear of falling is highly prevalent in older adults and associated with numerous negative health events. The main objective of this study was to validate a scale to assess fear of falling, based on performance in real situation (Perform-FES), in a hospitalized geriatric population.

Keywords

Accidental Falls
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fear
Female
Humans
Male
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires

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FERRER SOLER, Cecilia et al. Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients. In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2021, vol. 33, n° 1, p. 67–76. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01726-6

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PID : unige:151769
DOI : 10.1007/s40520-020-01726-6
PMID : 33063292

Additional URL for this publicationhttp://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40520-020-01726-6

Journal ISSN1594-0667

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Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients

Fear of falling is highly prevalent in older adults and associated with numerous negative health events. The main objective of this study was to validate a scale to assess fear of falling, based on performance in real situation (Perform-FES), in a hospitalized geriatric population.

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