Reliability of HOME FAST BRAZIL—Self-Reported Version for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Frontiers in Public Health

Jarbas Melo Filho¹  Lynette Mackenzie²  Audrin Said Vojciechowski³  Tamires Terezinha Gallo da Silva³  Natacha Verônica Bazanella⁴  Karina Stella Aoki Ferreira⁵  Anna Raquel Silveira Gomes⁶ 

[1] Faculty Inspirar, Curitiba, Brazil;Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia;Masters and PhD Program in Physical Education-PPGEDF, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil;Maternity Hospital Marieta Konder Bornhausen, Itajaí, Brazil;Occupational Therapy Department, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil;Prevention and Rehabilitation in Physiotherapy Department, Masters and PhD Programs in Physical Education-PPGEDF, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil;

关键词: accidental falls;    aged;    reproducibility of results;    risk assessment;    environmental hazards;    risk factors;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.713202

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: Verify the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the HOME FAST BRAZIL—Self-reported version and correlate household environmental risks with the history of falls by community-dwelling older adults.Method: Cross sectional study with 50 community-dwelling older adults who were screened by the cut-off point of the Mini Mental State Exam and replied to the HOME FAST BRAZIL—Self-reported version using two evaluators, on three occasions. The reliability analysis was determined by the Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC), considering ICC > 0.70 as adequate. To test the correlations, the Spearman test was used.Results: The mean age of the participants was 73.2 ± 5.8 years. The inter- rater reliability of HOME FAST BRAZIL—Self-reported version was ICC 0.83 (IC95%, 0.70–0.90) and the Intra- reliability ICC 0.85 (IC95%, 0.74–0.91). A risk of falls was verified in 88% of the sample and four environmental risks presented significant correlations with the history of falls.Conclusions: The HOME FAST BRAZIL—Self-reported version presented adequate reliability for the evaluation of household environmental risks for community-dwelling older adults. Risks such as inadequate armchairs/ sofas, the absence of anti-slip mats in the shower recess, the presence of pets and inadequate beds require attention in the evaluation of household risks, due to their correlation with the occurrence of falls.

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