What´s Reduced Balance And/Or Fall Self-Efficacy?

Reduced balance and morbidity function is common in advancing age .poor balance and mobility compromise independence in activities of daily living and may lead to an increase in fall risk. Falls may causes fragility fractures and hence give rise to reduced quality of life, increased disability and increased economic strain on the health care system. (10) Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself. Arrogance or hubris in this comparison is having unmerited confidence believing something or someone is capable or correct when they are not. Overconfidence or presumptuousness is excessive belief in someone (or something) succeeding, without any regard for failure. Confidence can be a self-fulfilling prophecy as those without it may fail or not try because they lack it and those with it may succeed because they have it …show more content…
This restriction can result in physical frailty, falls and loss of independence. Thus it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies which address the BC of older adults. Self-efficacy refers to one's perception of capability within a certain domain. Three similar self-report tools have been created to capture the notion of self-efficacy with respect to falling or losing one's balance. The 10-item Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) and the Modified FES were designed to capture an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living without falling. As indicated by the name of the tool, the 16 Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale reports on the individual's perceived ability to perform activities without losing balance.