title: Geriatric fear of falling measure: development and psychometric testing.
abstract: Development of the geriatric fear of falling measure (GFFM) was based on a previous qualitative study of Taiwanese community-dwelling elders. Relevant parameters or items for assessing subscales were identified and tested in a three-stage process: item development, content validity testing and reliability testing. The GFFM was tested on two groups of community-dwelling elders in Taiwan (N=100 and 384) to examine validity and reliability. Good test-retest, internal consistency and inter-rater reliability were found. Confirmatory factor analysis and good overall model fits supported construct validity of the GFFM. Although these data are preliminary, the GFFM could be used as a quick screening instrument to evaluate fear of falling and an outcome indicator of nursing interventions.
authors.affiliation: Chang Gung University, School of Nursing, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC. thuang@mail.cgu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Tzu-Ting
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013624:Taiwan