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ArticleBMC geriatrics2020

Language equivalence of the modified falls efficacy scale (MFES) among English- and Spanish-speaking older adults: Rasch analysis.

Robert J Lucero, Sergio Romero, Robert Fieo, Yamnia Cortes, Jeannie P Cimiotti, Lusine Poghosyan

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Robert J LuceroDepartment of Family, Community, and Health System Science, Center for Latin American Studies, College of Nursing, University of Florida, 1225 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, USA. rlucero@ufl.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8089-466X
Sergio RomeroNorth Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 300 E. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32601, USA.
Robert FieoDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, 1225 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida, NY, 32610, USA.
Yamnia CortesThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Jeannie P CimiottiDepartment of Family, Community, and Health Systems Science, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Lusine PoghosyanColumbia University, School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, 560 W. 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.

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Reaching Communities through the Design of Information Visualizations (ReDIVis) Toolbox to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake.P30NR016587 · NINR · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BAKKEN, SUZANNE, SMALDONE, ARLENE M · 2016 to 2022
$4.3M
Self-Management, Biobehavioral and Informatics CoreP30NR010677 · NINR · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BYRNE, MARY WOODS · 2007 to 2011
$2.7M
NINR NIH HHS P30 NR010677NINR NIH HHS P30 NR016587
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Abstract

backgroundTo investigate item-level measurement properties of the Modified Falls Efficacy (MFES) Scale among English- and Spanish-speaking urban-dwelling older adults as a means to evaluate language equivalence of the tool.

methodsSecondary analysis of survey data from 170 English (n = 83) and Spanish (n = 87) speaking older adults who reported to the emergency department of a quaternary medical center in New York City between February 2010 and August 2011. The Rasch rating scale model was used to investigate item statistics and ordering of items, item and person reliability, and model performance of the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale.

resultsThe Modified Falls Efficacy Scale, for English- and Spanish-speakers, demonstrated acceptable fit to the Rasch model of a unidimensional measure. While the range of the construct is more limited for the Spanish group, the interval between tasks are much closer, reflecting little to no construct under-representation.

conclusionThere is rationale for continued testing of a unidemsional English- and Spanish-MFES among urban community-dwelling older adults. Large-scale international studies linking the unidemsional MFES to patient outcomes will support the validity of this tool for research and practice.

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Accidental FallsLanguageAgedHumansNew York CityPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesFear of fallingLanguage equivalenceModified falls efficacy scalePsychometric measurementRash analysis

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