title: Falls Self-Efficacy in German Nursing Home Residents: Assessment of Validity and Determination of a Cutoff Point.
abstract: Approximately one in every two German nursing home residents falls at least once in a 1-year period and just as many report a fear of falling. It has been hypothesized that falls self-efficacy mediates the relationship between fear of falling and functional ability. The aim of the current study was to develop the German Nursing Home Falls Self-Efficacy Scale, examine its validity, and estimate a cutoff point to differentiate nursing home residents with low or high falls self-efficacy. Nursing home residents were assessed at baseline (n = 178, mean age = 83.7 years) and 6-month follow up (n = 115, mean age = 83.9 years). Factorial and construct validity analyses provided preliminary support for the validity of the scale. A cutoff point of 11.5 was generated by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. This scale may assist health care professionals in differentiating between nursing home residents with low and high falls self-efficacy and supporting residents in providing appropriate interventions. [Res Gerontol Nurs. 2016; 9(3):134-144.].
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Könner
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuhnert
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalinowski
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dräger
authors.forename: Reinhold
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kreutz
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wulff
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budnick
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy