Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older people
Concern about falling (CaF) is associated with higher falls risk in community-dwelling older adults. Our aim was to determine whether CaF (as measured by the Falls Efficacy Scale International version (FES-I)) is associated with poor functional mobility and balance in older adults. Sensitivity and s...
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| author | Lewis McColl Victoria Strassheim Matthew Linsley David Green Charlotte Dunkel Heidi Trundle Jake R Gibbon Steve W Parry |
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| description | Concern about falling (CaF) is associated with higher falls risk in community-dwelling older adults. Our aim was to determine whether CaF (as measured by the Falls Efficacy Scale International version (FES-I)) is associated with poor functional mobility and balance in older adults. Sensitivity and specificity analysis was carried out to test for associations. FES-I score had good to excellent sensitivity when predicting timed up and go (TUG) (87.1%), five times sit to stand time (FTSS) (82.9%) and gait speed (GS) (81.4%) indicative of poor mobility and balance. Moderate specificity was also observed when predicting GS (55.2%) and FTSS (62.3%); a low-to-moderate specificity was observed when predicting TUG (50.0%). A FES-I score indicating CaF showed high specificity and moderate specificity in identifying those with poor scoring. Further work is needed to prospectively assess the relationship between the FES-I and poor mobility and balance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7d27447f80a4ce6be5403176f261fec2024-12-12T12:51:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Gerontology2832-48972024-12-013110.1080/28324897.2024.2304603Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older peopleLewis McColl0Victoria Strassheim1Matthew Linsley2David Green3Charlotte Dunkel4Heidi Trundle5Jake R Gibbon6Steve W Parry7Population Health Science Institute, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKAcademic Health Science Network NENC, Biomedical Research Building, Nuns Moor Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKSchool of Mathematics Statistics and Physics, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UKCumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Wolfson Research Centre, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, UKTalking Changes IAPT Service, Craglea Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham, UKNorth Tyneside Community Falls Prevention Service, Shiremoor Centre, North Tyneside, UKFalls and Syncope Service, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKPopulation Health Science Institute, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKConcern about falling (CaF) is associated with higher falls risk in community-dwelling older adults. Our aim was to determine whether CaF (as measured by the Falls Efficacy Scale International version (FES-I)) is associated with poor functional mobility and balance in older adults. Sensitivity and specificity analysis was carried out to test for associations. FES-I score had good to excellent sensitivity when predicting timed up and go (TUG) (87.1%), five times sit to stand time (FTSS) (82.9%) and gait speed (GS) (81.4%) indicative of poor mobility and balance. Moderate specificity was also observed when predicting GS (55.2%) and FTSS (62.3%); a low-to-moderate specificity was observed when predicting TUG (50.0%). A FES-I score indicating CaF showed high specificity and moderate specificity in identifying those with poor scoring. Further work is needed to prospectively assess the relationship between the FES-I and poor mobility and balance.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28324897.2024.2304603Fallsconcerns about fallingolder adultsgaitbalance |
| spellingShingle | Lewis McColl Victoria Strassheim Matthew Linsley David Green Charlotte Dunkel Heidi Trundle Jake R Gibbon Steve W Parry Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older people Cogent Gerontology Falls concerns about falling older adults gait balance |
| title | Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older people |
| title_full | Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older people |
| title_fullStr | Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older people |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older people |
| title_short | Associations between the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and poor strength and balance in community-dwelling older people |
| title_sort | associations between the falls efficacy scale international fes i and poor strength and balance in community dwelling older people |
| topic | Falls concerns about falling older adults gait balance |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28324897.2024.2304603 |
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