title: Development and validation of a French Canadian version of the Falls Behavioral (FaB) Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a French Canadian version of the Falls Behavioral (FaB) Scale and examine its psychometric properties.
  
  
  METHODS
  The FaB was adapted in French Canadian (FaB-FC) and validated according to standard guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of questionnaires. The internal consistency and construct validity of the FaB-FC were studied among 64 community-dwelling adults aged 60 and over. The concurrent validity and test-retest reliability of the FaB-FC were respectively examined among subsamples including 31 bilingual and 33 unilingual participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The FaB-FC showed good concurrent validity with the original FaB (ICC2 = 0.94; 0.87-0.97), as well as good test-retest reliability (ICC2 = 0.94; 0.88-0.97). The FaB-FC also demonstrated high internal consistency (α = 0.91). Moreover, analyses showed significant associations of the FaB-FC scores with fear of falling and balance confidence scores, attesting to its construct validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides evidence that the FaB-FC has sound psychometric properties. Since falls are associated with multiple risk factors, including behavioral factors, the FaB-FC is undoubtedly a relevant assessment tool for clinicians and researchers working toward fall prevention among French-speaking community-dwelling seniors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fall-related behaviors should be addressed in the assessment of community-dwelling seniors' fall risks. Like the original FaB, the French Canadian version of the tool (FaB-FC) is valid and reliable for assessing fall-related behaviors. The FaB-FC is a relevant complementary assessment tool for identifying seniors at risk for falls. The FaB-FC could also be useful in guiding fall prevention interventions and measuring the impact of these interventions on seniors' behaviors.
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal , Montreal, Quebec , Canada .
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Filiatrault
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Demers
authors.forename: Manon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parisien
authors.forename: Agathe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorthios-Guilledroit
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaegi
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ménard
authors.forename: Mary-Grace
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Paniconi
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: St-Laurent
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D011792:Quebec; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Aging; fall prevention; fall risk assessment; fall-related behaviors; falls; psychometric properties