Battery for fall risk assessment in older adult people—BARQ: analysis of reliability and objectivity
Intra-rater and inter-rater correlations were significant for mobility (<i>r</i> = 0.90 and <i>r</i> = 0.88, respectively; <i>p</i> < 0.01) and visual acuity (<i>r</i> = 0.86 and <i>r</i> = 0.87, respectively; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Cronbach's alpha coefficients indicated nearly perfect reliability for mobility (0.97) and visual acuity (0.96). No statistically significant differences were found in intra-rater assessments (p ranging from 0.11 to 0.55) and inter-rater assessments (p ranging from 0.37 to 0.55). Hedges' g test showed medium effect sizes for the overall fall risk index between S1 and S2 (<i>g</i> = 0.39) and small to medium for other variables.
Authors
- Gilberto Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9268-3272)
- César Augusto de Souza Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4745-781X)
- Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6886-6976)
- Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0981-8020)
- Brisa D’Louar Costa Maia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4986-5502)
- Andréa Carmen Guimarães (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-733X)
- Lúcio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3437-8701)
- Nelzy Aparecida Silva Werner
- Letícia Moreira Américo
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Lavras (BR)
- Federal University of São João del-Rei (BR)
- Universidade do Estado do Pará (BR)
- Universidade Tiradentes (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1456564
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00