Icon-FES is an innovative way of assessing fear of falling using pictures to describe a range of activities and situations.The initial validation study showed that Icon-FES has excellent psychometric properties and showed close continuity with FES-I.Advantages of Icon-FES over FES-I are its normal distribution and its ability to assess fear of falling in high functioning older people.Based on the research of Dr Kim Delebaere Development and initial validation of the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale.
Full Specifications
What's new in version 1.3
New in icon-FES Update version:- Add advice for participant to summary page- Update to iOS7Features you may have forgotten about from icon-FES 1.2:- Syncing documents with iTunes to download all results to your computer.- Ability to select full (30 items) or short (10 items) icon-FES.- Localisation adaptations for Australian, European and High-Density living.- Full timestamp included with every results file.- Quartile breakdown of results.- Ability to email full summary file containing all assessments.- App settings accessible from inside app.- Participant can go back and change their previous answer if they make a mistake.- Instructions webpage: http://www.neura.edu.au/apps/iconfes/instructions.We hope you enjoy the new update and as always let us know if you have any comments or queries at http://www.neura.edu.au/apps/iconfes/support!