Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (대한재활의학회)
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The Relationship between Korean Version of Falls Efficacy Scale - International and Frequency of Falls in the Healthy Elderly Visiting the Public Health Centers

노인에서 한국어판 낙상효능척도(국제형)와 낙상의 빈도와의 연관성

  • Cho, Kwang-Yeon (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kwun-Yool (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, Seong-Ho (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, In-Soon (Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University School of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital) ;
  • Park, Byung-Joo (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim,, Mi-Jung (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine)
  • 조광연 (한양대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 이권율 (한양대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 장성호 (한양대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 권인순 (인제대학교 의과대학 서울백병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 박병주 (서울대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김미정 (한양대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실)
  • Received : 2009.11.23
  • Accepted : 2010.03.13
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Objective: To see whether there is a relationship between Korean Falls Efficacy Scale-International (KFES-I) developed for measuring fear of falling and frequency of fall. Method: KFES-I was composed with 16 items of activities of daily living including social activities and graded from 1 to 4 in each item. Surveys of 250 patients over 65 years of age from the public health center of Kang-dong and Seong-buk based on KFES-I and fall questionnaire such as presence, frequency and severity of fracture within last 6 months, and combined medical illness were taken. The data of KFES-I, fall questionnaire, and the inter-relationship of KFES-I items had been analyzed by Spearman and Kendall test. Results: There was strong positive correlation between KFES-I total score and the frequency of falls. Four items (item 4, 7, 11, 15) of KFES-I showed strong correlation with the frequency of falls. There was significant difference in KFES-I total score between control and fracture groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our results showed that there was strong positive correlation between frequency of falls and KFES-I. It is suggested that frequency of falls can be predicted by KFES-I.

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