CompletedNot Applicable

The Turkish Version of the Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly

Turkey (Türkiye)111 participantsStarted 2018-01-22

Plain-language summary

The Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly (SAFE) was originally developed in English to determine the level of fear of falling and its interactions with activities of daily living. The purpose of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the SAFE instrument into Turkish and investigate its psychometric properties.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. age over 60 years old
✓. ability to read and write in Turkish
✓. score ≥24 on the Mini-Mental State Exam
✓. \>3 according to the Functional Ambulation Category (FAC)
✓. no pathology in visual ability and hearing

Exclusion criteria

✕. neurologist-diagnosed dementia or Alzheimer's disease
✕. ambulatory only with a wheelchair
✕. amputated lower extremity

What they're measuring

The Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly

Timeframe: Baseline (First assessment)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04139109

SponsorIstanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2018-04-22

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