Cross-cultural adaptation, content validity, and reliability of the Amharic version of the modified John-Hopkins fall risk assessment scale among older adults who attend home health care services
The rigorous adaptation process, face and content validity, and reliability analyses demonstrated that the Amharic mJH-FRAT is a content valid and reliable tool for assessing the fall risk level in this population. Clinicians and researchers can utilize this tool for the advancement of both clinical practice and research work on this group of people in Ethiopia.
Authors
- Mihret Dejen Takele
- Habtamu Semagne Ayele
- Alemu Kassaw Kibret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1015-7226)
- Assefa Kebad Mengesha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5998-0838)
- Zufan Yiheyis Abriham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9220-1857)
- Moges Gashaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4532-1786)
- Kassahun Cherkos
- Kassaw Belay Shiferaw
- Ermias Solomon Yalew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-8479)
- Setegn Fentahun
- Fiseha Sefiwu Zinabu
- Samuel Teferi Chanie
Institutions
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1470517
- Primary Topic
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Gondar