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Table 2 English- and Spanish-MFES Item Functioning

From: Language equivalence of the modified falls efficacy scale (MFES) among English- and Spanish-speaking older adults: Rasch analysis

English (nĀ =ā€‰83)

Spanish (nĀ =ā€‰87)

Items

Measure

SE*

INFIT MNSQā€ 

OUTFIT MNSQ

Items

Measure

SE

INFIT MNSQ

OUTFIT MNSQ

Use steps at home

2.43

0.33

1.18

1.18

Use steps at home

1.63

0.27

0.91

0.90

Use public transportation

1.59

0.34

1.79

1.59

Reach in cabinets/closet

1.26

0.27

1.07

1.02

Cross roads

1.20

0.33

0.97

0.96

Gardening/hanging out wash

1.23

0.28

0.55

0.51

Gardening/hanging out wash

1.16

0.36

1.03

0.84

Cross roads

0.82

0.27

1.30

1.14

Simple shopping

0.60

0.35

0.91

0.70

Simple shopping

0.51

0.28

0.96

0.90

Reach in cabinets/closet

0.07

0.36

1.37

1.24

Use public transportation

0.36

0.28

1.18

1.59

Take a bath/shower

āˆ’0.08

0.36

0.76

0.51

Light housekeeping

0.04

0.29

1.09

0.84

Light housekeeping

āˆ’0.18

0.37

0.86

0.75

Get in/out of chair

āˆ’ā€‰0.38

0.30

0.58

0.51

Get in/out of chair

āˆ’0.35

0.37

0.84

0.94

Take a bath/shower

āˆ’0.65

0.30

0.94

1.33

Prepare a simple meal

āˆ’0.80

0.40

0.81

0.69

Prepare a simple meal

āˆ’0.75

0.31

1.01

0.70

Get in/out of bed

āˆ’0.96

0.40

0.75

0.71

Get in/out of bed

āˆ’0.84

0.31

0.76

0.65

Walk inside house

āˆ’1.12

0.41

0.53

0.35

Get dressed/undressed

āˆ’0.94

0.31

0.85

0.95

Get dressed/undressed

āˆ’ā€‰1.30

0.42

1.20

1.25

Answer door/telephone

āˆ’1.04

0.32

1.74

2.86

Answer door/telephone

āˆ’2.25

0.51

0.83

1.37

Walk inside house

āˆ’1.25

0.32

1.33

1.08

Item/Person Reliability

0.89 / 0.77

Item/Person Reliability

0.89 / 0.76

Model Variance

(obs/exp)Ē‚

76.3% / 75.7%

Model Variance (obs/exp)

75.1% / 71.2%

  1. *SE Standard error, ā€ MNSQ Mean-square, Ē‚obs/exp. Observed/expected
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