Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Indonesian Version of Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale for Elderly in Surabaya

Abstract

Falling is a major health problem and is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. The more serious consequences of falling on the elderly are the increased risk of injury and fear of falling. Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale is one of the assessment instruments for fear of falling. This instrument is used to assess balance confidence in various ambulation activities. The purpose of this study was to carry out the process of adaptation of the cross cultural ABC English questionnaire to ABC Indonesian. This study was a cross sectional study with participants of five elderly members of the Posyandu Lansia who were in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The output is the correlation between the score of ABC English with ABC Indonesian and the score of ABC Indonesian with ABC English Back Translation which are tested at different times. All the question score in the ABC English questionnaire correlated with ABC Indonesian, as well as the Indonesian Language ABC correlated with ABC English back translation, have a significant correlation (r> 0.3). The conclusion of this study is that the ABC English has a close meaning with the ABC Indonesian and the ABC Indonesian has a close meaning with the ABC English back translation. The validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of ABC questionnaire is needed to obtain a valid and reliable questionnaire.

Effect of the otago exercise program on the lower extremity muscle strength in older women

“…According to the study, the chance of falling increased by 11.5 percent for men and by 14 percent for older women (Pengpid & Peltzer, 2018). The frequency of falls in the elderly can have catastrophic consequences, from minor wounds to impairments and even fatalities (Nuruzzaman et al, 2020). According to a study by Rubenstein and Josephson from 2006, the key factor contributing to the prevalence of falls in the elderly is a decline in the muscle strength of the lower limbs.…”

The Relationship between the Activity Balance Confidence and Mobility Tests among Older Adults in Indonesia

“…e ABC scale questionnaire was used to identify the balance confidence. e questionnaire was translated and back translated before the validation and reliability test [19][20][21]. For the ABC scale data, respondents were interviewed to find their confidence levels in their balance in 16 specific activities on a scale of 0 to 100.…”

“…Confidence to undertake activities without losing balance or becoming unsteady is also crucial for older people because it will influence their mobility, manifested in fall risk. Different studies from other countries [13,14,18] have already shown this correlation, but there were a little data on the aging Indonesian population [19,20]. Instead, the research in Indonesia does not examine the correlation between balance confidence with functional ability.…”