Publication details
Česká verze diagnostiky strachu z pádů u seniorů - FES-I (Falls Efficacy Scale International)
| Title in English | Czech version of the diagnosis of fear of falls in seniors - FES-I (Falls Efficacy Scale International) |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Studia sportiva |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | Fall prevention; quality of life; diagnostic tool; elderly people |
| Description | Falls in older people are currently considered as a serious worldwide public health problem. One of the main reason of the fall is reduced capacity for quick adaptation to changing conditions. Fall is always caused by a complex interaction of external and internal factors. Falls often cause injury to the elderly, requiring long-term, complex and expensive treatment. In the cause that a fall does not cause an injury, mobility is reduced because of fear from fall too. Health care facilities, nursing homes and other facilities dealing with prevention of falls. An international network Prevention of Falls Network Europe (ProFaNe) is focused on fall prevention and on improving postural stability. ProFaNe created a diagnostic tool Falls efficacy Scale – International (FES-I) to assess fear of falling among seniors. Diagnostic tool has been successfully translated into several languages using the methodology of Ten Step Translation Protocol. The authors present a valid translations of Falls Efficacy Scale – International for use in the Czech Republic. |