The Psychometric Properties of Falls Efficacy Scale in the Elderly Iranian Residents of Nursing Homes

Objectives: The elderly residents of nursing homes experience falling at least once a year. The fear of falling influences the quality of life and causes limitations in their daily living activities. Therefore, this study aimed to translate the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) and investigate its validity...

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Main Authors: Mahsa Fadavi-Ghaffari, Akram Azad, Mahsa Meimandi, Zohre Arani-Kashani, Hamze Ghorbanpoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2019-09-01
Series:Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
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Online Access:http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-973-en.html