Citation

Kakehi T, Zenta M, Ishimori T, Tamura N, Wada H, Bessho M, Kakuda W. Ann. Rehabil. Med. 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine)

DOI

10.5535/arm.23052

PMID

37644719

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reliability and validity of this new measure, called the caregivers' fear of falling index (CFFI).

METHODS: The study surveyed home-based rehabilitation patients with fall-related fracture, and their primary caregivers. The characteristics of these patients were evaluated, and the caregivers were surveyed using the CFFI and Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). The reliability of the CFFI was assessed using item-total correlation, while the validity of the CFFI was evaluated through correlation coefficients calculated between the CFFI and the FES-I.

RESULTS: The participants were 51 patient-caregiver pairs. The internal consistency of the CFFI showed an alpha coefficient of 0.904. No items were excluded in the corrected item-total correlations. The CFFI showed a moderate correlation with FES-I (r=0.432, p=0.002).

CONCLUSION: This study found the CFFI to be a reliable and valid tool for measuring the primary caregivers' fear. The CFFI may be a useful tool for healthcare professionals to identify and supporting these primary caregivers.

Language: en

Keywords

Fear; Accidental falls; Bone fractures; Caregivers; Reproducibility of results