Table 2.

Item Correlations with Total Score and Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha with Item Deleted

	Hip Fracturea		15-Item Healthy Comparisonb		Fear of Fallingc		Hip Fracturea		6-Item Healthy Comparisonb		Fear of Fallingc
Deleted Item	r	α	r	α	r	α	r	α	r	α	r	A
1. It is likely I will fall in the next month.	.21	.76	.49	.79	.35	.71
2. If I fall chances are I will be hurt in some way.	.45	.74	.46	.79	.33	.71	.46	.79	.53	.81	.36	.79
3. I cannot prevent a fall.	.31	.76	.44	.79	.49	.69
4. I am afraid of falling again.	.63	.72	.74	.77	.40	.70	.67	.75	.63	.79	.50	.76
5. If I fall, my life would change greatly.	.53	.73	.59	.78	.69	.66	.52	.78	.60	.80	.65	.72
6. The thought of falling really frightens me.	.66	.72	.68	.77	.46	.69	.66	.75	.71	.77	.64	.72
7. I will probably fall if I get dizzy or trip.	.43	.75	.43	.79	.48	.69	.44	.80	.48	.82	.48	.76
8. I can probably prevent myself from falling.	.33	.75	.43	.79	−.18	.75
9. I could make some changes in my life to prevent a fall.	.03	.78	−.09	.83	−.03	.74
10. I frequently limit my activities to prevent a fall.	.33	.75	.53	.78	.33	.71
11. I seldom think about the possibility of falling.	.26	.76	.43	.79	−.21	.76
12. One of my worst fears is that I will fall.	.63	.72	.68	.77	.49	.69	.62	.76	.63	.79	.58	.74
13. It is very likely that I could fall without being injured.	.14	.77	.08	.81	.31	.71
14. I know many people in situations similar to mine who have fallen.	.20	.77	.31	.80	.54	.68
15. The older people get the more likely they are to fall.	.23	.76	−.05	.82	.35	.71
Cronbach's Coefficient Alpha, 95% CI [upper, lower]	.76 [.73, .80]		.81 [.75, .86]		.72 [.61, .84]		.80 [.77, .83]		.83 [.77, .88]		.78 [.68, .88]

Note. CI = Confidence Interval. r = Correlation with Total. α = Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient if item is deleted.

^an = 405.

^bn = 89.

^cn = 42.