Araya Alejandra Ximena, Valenzuela Eduardo, Padilla Oslando, Iriarte Evelyn, Caro Camila
Universidad Andres Bello, Facultad de Enfermería, Santiago, Chile.
Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2017 Jul-Aug;52(4):188-192. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2016.12.003. Epub 2017 May 27.
INTRODUCCIóN: Fear of falling, with or without previous falls history, is a risk factor for decreased mobility, disability, as well as a decreased quality of life, and can trigger the self-restriction of activities with loss of independence and functionality. Validated tools for measuring the fear of falling in the Chilean population is a needed to detect those at risk. There are currently no validated instruments to measure this phenomenon in Chile. The aim of this study is to validate the Spanish version of the short «Falls Efficacy Scale-International» (FES-I) in an elderly population living in the community in Chile.
A cross-sectional study was performed using applications at baseline and 4 weeks. The short FES-I was translated using the back-translation method, evaluated by a panel of experts, and piloted in 10 older adults. After the pilot study, the final version was applied to a sample of 113 elderly persons. Data analysis used measures of central tendency, and reliability and confirmatory factor analysis was used.
The Spanish version of the short FES-I showed good reliability and validity in an elderly Chilean population.
This falls risks measurement tool can be used by clinicians and researchers in order to determine the magnitude of the problem and the impact of fear of falling on falls, functionality, and quality of life of the elderly who live in the community.
引言：无论有无跌倒史，害怕跌倒都是导致活动能力下降、残疾以及生活质量降低的风险因素，并且可能引发活动自我限制，导致独立性和功能丧失。在智利人群中，需要有经过验证的工具来测量害怕跌倒的情况。目前在智利尚无经过验证的测量这一现象的工具。本研究的目的是在智利社区老年人群中验证简短版《国际跌倒效能量表》（FES-I）的西班牙语版本。
采用基线和4周时的应用进行横断面研究。简短FES-I采用回译法进行翻译，由专家小组评估，并在10名老年人中进行预试验。预试验后，最终版本应用于113名老年人的样本。数据分析采用集中趋势测量方法，并进行可靠性和验证性因素分析。
简短FES-I的西班牙语版本在智利老年人群中显示出良好的可靠性和有效性。
这种跌倒风险测量工具可供临床医生和研究人员使用，以确定问题的严重程度以及害怕跌倒对社区老年人跌倒、功能和生活质量的影响。
