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RELIABILITY OF THE CZECH VERSION OF THE FALLS EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL (FES-I) AND SHORT FALLS EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL (SHORT FES-I) IN ELDERLY PEOPLE

ČIHOUNKOVÁ, Jitka, Zdenko REGULI and Lenka SVOBODOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

RELIABILITY OF THE CZECH VERSION OF THE FALLS EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL (FES-I) AND SHORT FALLS EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL (SHORT FES-I) IN ELDERLY PEOPLE

Authors

Edition

Xmas Conference - The INSHS 13th International Christmas Sports Scientific Conference (digital), 2021

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Konferenční abstrakt

Field of Study

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Country of publisher

Hungary

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Keywords in English

Fear of falling, injuries, over-65s
Změněno: 7/6/2022 11:03, Mgr. Jitka Reguli Čihounková, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

This study’s aim was to determine the reliability of the Short FES-I and FES-I for Czech older people. FES-I (Czech translation) was used with 350 participants (278 women and 72 men) aged 65 and more in a test- retest study with data being collected 14 days apart. The Short FES-I results were selected from the FES-I results. Data was processed by Statictica.cz software. Descriptive statistics were used. Results showed that Czech version of short FES-I and FES-I is a reliable tool for measuring the fear of falling in older adults.

Links

MUNI/A/1656/2020, interní kód MU
Name: Kompetence instruktorů sebeobrany k práci s osobami se specifickými potřebami
Investor: Masaryk University, The Competence of self-defense instructors to work with people with special needs