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Construction and validation of content of one instrument to assess falls in the elderly

Michele Bittencourt Silveira, Ricardo Pedrozo Saldanha, José Carlos de Carvalho Leite, Thamyres Oliveira Ferreira da Silva, Thiago Sanna Freire Silva, Lidiane Isabel Filippin

Einstein (São Paulo) · 2018 · 42 citations · 6 references

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The instrument showed acceptable psychometric qualities for screening fall risk among the elderly population. Future studies shall investigate different validation aspects of construct for this measure.

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Translation and validation of the Graham‐Harvey survey for the Brazilian context

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Content validity of the Geriatric Health Assessment Instrument

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Validity and reliability of a simple ‘low-tech’ test for measuring choice stepping reaction time in older people

Kim Delbaere, YJ Gschwind, Catherine Sherrington et al. · Clinical Rehabilitation · 2015 · 22 citations