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	Κλίμακα Κοινωνικής Συμμετοχής	Κλίμακα Εμπιστοσύνης Ισορροπίας Ειδικά για Δραστηριότητες (ABC Scale)
Πεδίο	Γεροντολογία	Γεροντολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2000s	1995
Δημιουργός	Various	Lorraine E. Powell
Τύπος	Self-report scale of social engagement	Self-report questionnaire
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Paulson, D., & Willig, C. (2008). Older adults' engagement with online information about health: web site accessibility, usefulness, and trust. Gerontology, 54(5), 523-533.	Powell, L. E., & Myers, A. M. (1995). The Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 50A(1), M28-M34.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	SES, Social Engagement Score	ABC, ABC Scale
Συναφείς	5	5
Σύνοψη	The Social Engagement Scale (SES) is a brief self-report measure assessing the frequency and quality of social contact and participation in social activities in older adults. While multiple versions exist (developed by various researchers in gerontology), the core concept measures social connection—the degree to which individuals maintain relationships with family and friends, participate in community activities, and feel engaged with others. The SES is used in research, clinical gerontology, and public health to evaluate social isolation risk, predict mortality and health outcomes, and measure outcomes of social intervention programs.	The Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale is a self-report questionnaire developed by Powell and Myers in 1995 to measure an older adult's confidence in maintaining balance while performing 16 common daily activities. Unlike performance-based balance tests, the ABC Scale captures self-efficacy—the person's subjective belief in their ability to perform activities without losing balance or falling. It is widely used in clinical practice, rehabilitation, and research to identify individuals at high fall risk due to low balance confidence and to measure outcomes of interventions designed to restore confidence and activity participation.