Tan Maw Pin, Nalathamby Nemala, Mat Sumaiyah, Tan Pey June, Kamaruzzaman Shahrul Bahyah, Morgan Karen
1 Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2 Division of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2018 Dec;87(4):415-428. doi: 10.1177/0091415017752942. Epub 2018 Jan 23.
While the prevalence of falls among Malaysian older adults is comparable to other older populations around the world, little is currently known about fear of falling in Malaysia. The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and short FES-I scales to measure fear of falling have not yet been validated for use within the Malaysian population, and are currently not available in Bahasa Malaysia (BM). A total of 402 participants aged ≥63 years were recruited. The questionnaire was readministered to 149 participants, 4 to 8 weeks after the first administration to determine test-retest reliability. The original version of the 7-item short FES-I is available in English, while the Mandarin was adapted from the 16-item Mandarin FES-I. The BM version was translated according to protocol by four experts. The internal structure of the FES-I was examined by factor analysis. The 7-item short FES-I showed good internal reliability and test-retest reliability for English, Mandarin, and BM versions for Malaysia.
虽然马来西亚老年人跌倒的患病率与世界其他老年人群相当，但目前对马来西亚人对跌倒的恐惧知之甚少。用于测量跌倒恐惧的国际跌倒效能量表（FES-I）和简短FES-I量表尚未在马来西亚人群中得到验证，目前也没有马来语（BM）版本。共招募了402名年龄≥63岁的参与者。在首次施测4至8周后，对149名参与者重新施测问卷，以确定重测信度。7项简短FES-I的原始版本有英文版本，而中文版本是根据16项中文FES-I改编的。BM版本由四位专家按照协议进行翻译。通过因子分析检查FES-I的内部结构。7项简短FES-I在马来西亚的英文、中文和BM版本中显示出良好的内部信度和重测信度。
