ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties testing of the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (Icon-FES).
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the measurement properties of concerns-about-falling instruments in older people and people at increased risk of falls.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the short version of anterior cruciate ligament return to sport after injury scale to Persian Language.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic short version of the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (Icon-FES): Assessing concern about falling among older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Feasibility of performance-based and self-reported outcomes in self-managed falls prevention exercise interventions for independent older adults living in the community.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Evaluating the psychometric properties of the iconographical falls efficacy scale (ICON-FES).Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2020Article
- Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-specific version of the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ-I) for patients with interstitial lung disease.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
- Construct and criterion validity of the functional gait assessment-Brazil in community-dwelling older adults.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (Icon-FES) is an innovative tool to assess concern of falling that uses pictures as visual cues to provide more complete environmental contexts. Advantages of Icon-FES over previous scales include the addition of more demanding balance-related activities, ability to assess concern about falling in highly functioning older people, and its normal distribution.
objectiveTo perform a cross-cultural adaptation and to assess the measurement properties of the 30-item and 10-item Icon-FES in a community-dwelling Brazilian older population.
methodsThe cross-cultural adaptation followed the recommendations of international guidelines. We evaluated the measurement properties (i.e. internal consistency, test-retest reproducibility, standard error of the measurement, minimal detectable change, construct validity, ceiling/floor effect, data distribution and discriminative validity), in 100 community-dwelling people aged ≥60 years.
resultsThe 30-item and 10-item Icon-FES-Brazil showed good internal consistency (alpha and omega >0.70) and excellent intra-rater reproducibility (ICC
conclusionIcon-FES-Brazil is a semantically and linguistically appropriate tool with acceptable measurement properties to evaluate concern about falling among the community-dwelling older population.
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