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KMID : 1140920230470040300
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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2023 Volume.47 No. 4 p.300 ~ p.306
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Reliability and Validity of Caregivers’ Fear of Falling Index When Caring for Home-Based Rehabilitation Patients With Fall-Related Fractures
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Tomohiro Kakehi
Masashi Zenta
Takuya Ishimori
Jeon Ah-Reum
Hiromu Wada
Jung Hye-Yeon
Wataru Kakuda
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Bone fractures, Accidental falls, Fear, Caregivers, Reproducibility of results
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