Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Policlinico Santa Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2009;49 Suppl 1:211-9. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.09.031.
Fear of falling (FF) is a common problem in older persons. FF negatively affects the quality of life by generating anxiety, loss of confidence and of self-efficacy, and, ultimately, activity restriction and increased risk of falling. The FES-I and Short FES-I are two instruments developed to assess FF in older persons which have been already validated in some European countries. Our objectives are to develop the Italian version of FES-I and the Short FES-I and to validate them in older persons. The back translation protocol adopted by the ProFaNE group was used to translate both scales from English to Italian. Participants were 157 community-dwelling persons aged>65 years who underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment, including a structured interview concerning FF, and were administered the FES-I and the Short FES-I. Both scales were re-tested after 4 weeks in 151 persons. FES-I and Short FES-I had high internal validity and test-retest reliability. The Short FES-I is highly comparable with the FES-I. We conclude that the FES-I and the Short FES-I are excellent instruments to asses FF in Italian older subjects and they may be used in future research projects and clinical trials.
跌倒恐惧（FF）是老年人中常见的问题。FF 通过产生焦虑、丧失信心和自我效能感，最终导致活动受限和跌倒风险增加，从而对生活质量产生负面影响。FES-I 和 Short FES-I 是两种用于评估老年人 FF 的工具，它们已经在一些欧洲国家得到了验证。我们的目标是开发 FES-I 和 Short FES-I 的意大利语版本，并在老年人中对其进行验证。ProFaNE 小组采用的回译方案用于将这两个量表从英语翻译为意大利语。参与者为 157 名年龄>65 岁的社区居住者，他们接受了全面的老年评估，包括关于 FF 的结构化访谈，并接受了 FES-I 和 Short FES-I 的测试。在 151 名参与者中，有 151 名在 4 周后重新进行了测试。FES-I 和 Short FES-I 具有较高的内部有效性和重测信度。Short FES-I 与 FES-I 高度可比。我们得出结论，FES-I 和 Short FES-I 是评估意大利老年受试者 FF 的优秀工具，它们可用于未来的研究项目和临床试验。
