Specifically, the SAFFE was designed to improve upon previous fear of falling
measures by providing the capability to distinguish fear of falling that leads to restriction of activity from fear of falling that accompanies activity (Lachman et al.). The SAFFE, also referred to as the SAFE, gathers information regarding subdomains including activity level, fear of falling, and activity restriction, and it was developed using a sample of 270 community-dwelling older adults between the ages of 62 years and 93 years (M age = 76.16, SD = 7.91; Lachman et al.). The instrument consists of 33 items that encompass three questions (i.e., one for activity level, one for fear of falling, and one for activity restriction) for each of 11 activities (i.e., 3 activities x 11 items).