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Development and validity of the Outdoor Falls Questionnaire
1Department of Occupational Therapy, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Summary
This study developed the Outdoor Falls Questionnaire, finding it has good content and face validity for assessing outdoor fall risks in seniors. Further research will confirm its reliability and internal consistency.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Falls among community-dwelling seniors pose a significant public health risk.
- Existing tools may not adequately capture the nuances of outdoor fall incidents.
- Developing a validated questionnaire is crucial for targeted fall prevention strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and examine the content and face validity of the Outdoor Falls Questionnaire.
- To ensure the questionnaire accurately reflects outdoor fall risks and is understood by seniors.
- To provide a reliable instrument for assessing outdoor fall-related factors.
Main Methods:
- Literature review to inform initial questionnaire development.
- Expert content validation using a rating scale for relevance and clarity.
- Cognitive interviewing with community-dwelling seniors to assess question interpretation.
- Review by a questionnaire design expert for language and structure.
Main Results:
- Content experts rated the overall questionnaire as 'quite relevant' or 'very relevant' to outdoor falls.
- A majority of individual questions (22 of 32) were rated highly relevant by experts.
- Feedback from experts and seniors led to revisions, improving the questionnaire's validity.
- Preliminary testing indicated good content and face validity.
Conclusions:
- The developed Outdoor Falls Questionnaire demonstrates promising content and face validity.
- The instrument is suitable for further psychometric evaluation.
- Future research should focus on establishing reliability, internal consistency, and interclass correlations.
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