The Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) can help evaluate a person with a history of falls for his or her level of confidence in performing daily activities. This can help identify the patient who may be handicapped by real or imagined risk of falling, and to target areas for rehabilitation. The authors are from Yale University.
NOTE: Self-efficacy indicates the person's perception of capability to perform a task.
The instrument consists of 10 questions.
Level of Confidence
Scale
extremely confident
1
very confident
2
confident
3
fairly confident
4
moderately confident
5
low-moderate confidence
6
low confidence
7
little confidence
8
very little confidence
9
absolutely no confidence
10
total score =
= SUM(points for all 10 items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 10
• maximum score: 100
• The higher the score, the less confident the person is in performing daily activities.
Performance:
• The instrument was found to be a reliable and valid measure for fear of falling.
• The test-retest reliability good (Pearson's correlation 0.71)
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