The German version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International Version (FES-I);Die Deutsche version der Falls Efficacy Scale-International Version (FES-I)

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-300

  Dias, N ^a   Kempen, G I J M ^b   Todd, C J ^c   Beyer, N ^d   Freiberger, E ^e   Piot Ziegler, C ^f   Yardley, L ^g   Hauer, K ^a,h  

^a Bethanien Krankenhauses Geriatrisches Zentrum   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^h ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Falls; Fear of falling; Measurement properties; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EUROPE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLS EFFICACY SCALE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEAR; GERMANY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33748512634     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-006-0400-8     Document Type: Article

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