Evaluating the Swedish version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I)

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Nordell, Eva ^a   Andreasson, Monica ^a   Gall, Karin ^a   Thorngren, Karl Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Fear of falling; Fractures; Health related quality of life; Questionnaires; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDITY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WALKING;

EID: 68049108281     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190802318986     Document Type: Article

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