Psychometric properties of the original and short versions of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) in people with Parkinson’s disease

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Gender (women)	43/101
Age (years), median (first-third quartile)	73 (68–78)^a
Parkinson duration (years), median (first-third quartile)	5 (3–11)^b
Self-rated Parkinson severity
Mild	24/97
Moderate	61/97
Severe	12/97
Fear of falling (yes)	55/101
Activity avoidance due to risk of falling (yes)	53/101
Concerns about falling¹
Low (16–19 points)	23/92
Moderate (20–27 points)	27/92
High (28–64 points)	42/92
Falls past 6 months (yes)	35/101
Near falls past 6 months (yes)	55/101
Use of mobility devices indoors/outdoors, respectively (yes)	24/95 and 42/96
Need help from others in daily activities (yes)²	18/91
Living alone (yes)	27/100

Data are n/total unless otherwise stated
¹Falls Efficacy Scale-International
²Parkinson’s disease Activities of Daily Living Scale. Dichotomized: “No” and “Mild difficulties with day-to-day activities” are recorded as “No”. “Moderate”, “High levels of” and “Extreme difficulties with day-to-day activities” are recorded as “Yes”
^a n = 101
^b n = 97

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