Validating the falls behavioral (FaB) scale for older people: A Rasch analysis

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 498-506

  Clemson, Lindy ^a   Bundy, Anita ^a   Cumming, Robert ^b,c   Kay, Lynn ^a   Luckett, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Assessment; Community; Home visit; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; FALLS BEHAVIOURAL SCALE FOR OLDER PEOPLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDATION PROCESS; DISABILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

EID: 41449089477     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701355546     Document Type: Article

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