Transcultural adaptation of the johns hopkins fall risk assessment tool

• Autor(a) principal: Martinez, Maria Carmen
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Iwamoto, Viviane Ernesto, Dias de Oliveira Latorre, Maria do Rosario, Noronha, Adriana Moreira, de Sousa Oliveira, Ana Paula, Alves Cardoso, Carlos Eduardo, Braga Marques, Ifigenia Augusta, Vendramim, Patricia [UNIFESP], Lopes, Paula Cristina, Saes de Sant'Ana, Thais Helena
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• dARK ID: ark:/48912/001300000mfm5
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1158.2783; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/49259
• topic: Cross-Cultural Comparison; Validation Studies; Nursing Methodology Research; Accidental Falls; Quality Of Health CareValidity

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 por (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.