Reliability and validity of the German short version of the Activities specific Balance Confidence (ABC-D6) scale in older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-279

  Schott, Nadja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

ABC D16; Falls; Falls related self efficacy; Older adults; Physical function; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; FULLERTON ADVANCED BALANCE SCALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GERMAN (CITIZEN); HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SCALE FOR THE ELDERLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; WALKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84921682007     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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