ArticleFrontiers in aging2025
Convergent and predictive validity of the activities-specific balance confidence scales and balance recovery confidence scale, with regard to the falls efficacy scale-international: a cross-sectional study.
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- Measurement properties of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: a COSMIN systematic review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Pooled it
- Does Adding Mindfulness to Instability Resistance Training Enhance Dual-Task Mobility and Fall-Related Outcomes in Older Adults with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome? A Randomized Controlled Trial.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2026Article
- Floor-Hugging intervention: findings from an exploratory study of a novel floor-exposure and post-fall contingency program.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Identifying sub-health symptom clusters among urban older adults: exploring associations with Tai Chi exercise and risk of falling.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Gaming Against Frailty: Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Training on Postural Control, Mobility, and Fear of Falling Among Frail Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the convergent validity between the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, Balance Recovery Confidence (BRC) Scale and Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), which are assessment tools used to measure the constructs of falls efficacy and concerns about falling. The study also investigated the predictive validity of ABC and BRC on concerns about falling. One hundred and thirty-one older adults (mean age of 73.5 years, SD 4.98) completed the three scales and self-reported their demographic data. 63.4% were female. The convergent validity between the ABC, BRC, and FES-I scales was investigated using Pearson correlation coefficients. Predictive validity was investigated using regression models. Findings indicated strong correlation between ABC and FES-I (r = -0.794, p < 0.001), and moderate correlation between BRC and FES-I (r = -0.587, p < 0.001) and ABC and BRC (r = 0.642, p < 0.001). ABC (
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