Validation and Reliability of Persian Version of Fall Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) in community-dwelling older adults

Validation and Reliability of Persian Version of Fall Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) in community-dwelling older adults Khajavi D، Assistance Professor in Physical Education and Sport Science Department، Arak، Arak University، Objective. The purpose of this study was validation and reliability determination of Persian translated version of Fall Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). Statistical population was Arak،s men and women older adults in 2012-13 and sample was two groups of older adults (over 60 yrs، mean age=68. 79±6. 41) dwelling in Arak (203 and 120 subjects for exploring and confirmatory factor analysis respectively) that availably selected. Sampling criterion was 5-subject for each item. Data were collected with Persian translated of Fall Efficacy Scale-International that measure concern about falling when performing 16-activities of daily living. Internal reliability with Cronbach،s alpha. 98 and test-retest reliability with Pearson correlation coefficient. 70 confirmed. K-M-O measure was. 965 and meaningful، indicating sampling adequacy. Factor analysis with Principal component and Varimax rotation resulted in one factor extraction with Eigenvalue over 1 (12. 474) that predicted 77. 96% of variance. Factor loading for 16-item ranged. 637 to. 859. Internal reliability was excellent (Cronbach،s Alpha. 98) and 1 to 2-week test-retest reliability (n=36، 50% female) was good (Pearson correlation coefficient. 70). Statistical operation performs with SPSS-16. According the results، Persian translated version of»Fall Efficacy Scale-International«has acceptable validity and reliability for Iranian older adults'' population and can be used in research and clinical purposes.