TY - JOUR JF - Koomesh JO - Koomesh VL - 20 IS - 4 PY - 1397 Y1 - 1397/6/01 TI - Determining validity and reliability of the Persian version of activities-specific balance confidence scale for elderly TT - تعیین روایی و پایایی نسخه فارسی مقیاس اعتماد به تعادل ویژۀ فعالیت‎ها در سالمندان N2 - Introduction: Due to the phenomenon of aging and the inevitable problems that will occur in the process, a convenient tool for assessing the balance confidence of the daily activities is required. Therefore the purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the activities-specific balance confidence scale for elderly Persians. Materials and Methods: In this study 170 women and men (woman: 75 and man: 95) were selected by cluster random sampling to complete the Persian version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale for the elderly. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to determine the internal consistency while intra-class correlation coefficient under test-retest method was utilized to assess temporal reliability. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equations was used for validation of the structure of the questionnaire. The results showed that the activities-specific balance confidence scale for elderly Persians had an acceptable fit index (RMSEA = 0.08, CFI = 0.99, TLI = 0.99), internal consistency (0.92) and temporal reliability (0.83), indicating good validity and reliability of the Persian version of the activities-specific balance confidence scale for elderly Persians. Conclusion: Balance confidence scale for elderly Persians has acceptable validity and reliability among Iranian adults and can be potentially used as a valid and reliable instrument by researchers SP - 705 EP - 712 AU - Kashani, Vali Ollah AU - Zarifkar, Maryam AU - Alinaghipoor, Zakiyeh AD - Department of Sport Sciences (Motor Bbehavior Section), Faculty of Humanities, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran KW - Psychometric Properties KW - Internal and Temporal Reliability KW - Activities-Specific KW - Balance Confidence Scale KW - Elderly Persians UR - http://koomeshjournal.semums.ac.ir/article-1-3728-en.html ER -