Development And Testing Research On Modified Fall Efficacy Scale And Fall Risk Scale For Elder Adults

BACKGROUNDAs a kind of measurement, assessment tool has being used broadly in medicine field especially in psychology and psychiatric department for a long time. Since 1950s, the structure interview, symptom rating scale and diagnostic criteria have been developed greatly in order to meet the needs of precise diagnosis and curative effect in psychiatric field. It is an important way for disease prevention and treatment to measure the organism function before the health problem appears. At the same time, objective evaluation is also a good pathway to improvement and progress.At present, most of the governments, all circles, and the public have paid close attention to health problems of the elderly as the aging population increases rapidly. And fall problem is one of the important components of the health problems of older people. Assessment was applied in fall field decades of years ago. From 1966 to 2001,there are more than 45 evaluate tools overseas, which are suitable for patients in acute settings, outpatients, inpatients, and patients in extended settings or community dwelling people, such as the Clinical Test Of Sensory Interaction Of Balance, Berg Balance Scale, Functional Research Test, Timed Up And Go Test, Step Test, Pastor's Test, Lateral Reach Test; Sitting Balance Test;Modified Falls Efficacy Scale, Dizziness Handicap Invention,Fall Diary, Activities-specific Balance...