Citation

Chen TY, Edwards JD, Janke M. J. Appl. Gerontol. 2019; 38(6): 791-804.

Affiliation

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0733464817716969

PMID

28643549

Abstract

This current study investigated the construct validity and reliability of the Geriatric Fear of Falling Measure (GFFM) among community-dwelling older adults in the United States. Eighty-eight participants were assessed on the GFFM together with demographics, falls, and fear of falling and falls-efficacy measures at baseline and an 8-week follow-up visit. Cronbach's alpha, regression analyses, and correlation analyses were used to examine the psychometric properties of the GFFM. The results showed that the GFFM demonstrated good construct validity and reliability among community-dwelling older adults in the United States. Our findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the GFFM. Further study with a larger and diverse sample is needed to determine whether the GFFM has potential as a quick screening tool of fear of falling in clinical settings.

Language: en

Keywords

Geriatric Fear of Falling Measure; fear of falling; older adults