Transcultural adaptation of the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool

ABSTRACT Objective: to perform the transcultural adaptation and content validity analysis of the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool to assess both fall risk and fall-related injury risk for hospitalized elderly in Brazil. Method: the transcultural adaptation consisted of translating the scale to Portuguese (Brazil), back-translating it into its language of origin, establishing a consensus version, and having an expert committee verify its transcultural equivalence. Content assessment was conducted by a committee of judges, ending with the calculation of the items and scales' content validity index. Nurses tested the tool. Results: the scale's translated version went through two evaluation rounds by the judges, based on which, the items with unsatisfactory performance were changed. The content validity index for the items was ≥80.0% and the global index 97.1%. The experimental application showed the scale is user-friendly. Conclusion: the scale presents valid content for the assessment of fall risk and risk of fall-related injuries and is easy to use, with the potential to contribute to the proper identification of risks and the establishment of care actions.

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Main Authors:	Martinez,Maria Carmen, Iwamoto,Viviane Ernesto, Latorre,Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira, Noronha,Adriana Moreira, Oliveira,Ana Paula de Sousa, Cardoso,Carlos Eduardo Alves, Marques,Ifigenia Augusta Braga, Vendramim,Patrícia, Lopes,Paula Cristina, Sant'Ana,Thais Helena Saes de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692016000100404
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