The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and the Short Falls Efficacy Scale International (Short FES-I) are measures of “fear of falling” or, more properly, “concerns about falling”, which are suitable for use in research and clinical practice, as recommended by the World Falls Guidelines.
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- Kempen GIJM, Yardley L, van Haastregt JCM, Zijlstra GAR, Beyer N, Hauer K, Todd C. The Short FES-I: a shortened version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International to assess fear of falling. Age and Ageing 2008; 37: 45-50. doi:10.1093/ageing/afm157
- Kempen GIJM, Todd CJ, van Haastregt JCM, Zijlstra GAR, Beyer N, Freiberger E, Hauer KA, Piot-Ziegler C, Yardley L. Cross-cultural validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) in older people: Results from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were satisfactory. Disability and Rehabilitation 2007; 29: 155-162. doi:10.1080/09638280600747637
- Hauer K, Yardley L, Beyer, N, Kempen G, Dias N, Campbell M, Becker C, Todd C. Validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale and Falls Efficacy Scale International in geriatric patients with and without cognitive impairment: Results of self-report and interview-based questionnaires. Gerontology 2010; 56: 190-199. doi:0.1159/000236027
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This is a REDCap instrument implementation of Falls Efficacy Scale – International (FES-I). Download the compressed instrument from redcap_instrument directory and import into your REDcap.