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| Development and preliminary examination of the predictive validity of the Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) for use in primary care | | Author(s) | Sudip Nandy, Suzanne Parsons, Colin Cryer |
| Journal title | Journal of Public Health, vol 26, no 2, June 2004 |
| Pages | pp 138-143 |
| Source | http://www.jpubhealth.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Falls ; Evaluation ; General practice. |
| Annotation | The aim was to develop a two-part tool for use in primary care or in the community. Part 1 includes a rapid assessment of the individual's risk of falling for administration by clinical or non-clinical staff. Part 2 (for clinical staff) includes guidance on further assessment, referral and interventions. The tool was developed by an expert panel following the updating of an existing systematic review of community-based prospective studies identifying risk factors for falling, and modified in accordance with the feedback from extensive piloting. Predictive validity was assessed by a questionnaire survey sent at baseline and 6 months to a random sample of 1000 people aged 65+ in one primary care group (PCG) area. Five items were included in Part 1: history of any fall in the previous year; 4 or more prescribed medications; diagnosis of stroke or Parkinson's disease; reported problems with balance; and inability to rise from a chair without using arms. The presence of three or more risk factors had a positive predictive value for a fall in the next 6 months of 0.57. The tool may be useful for identifying people who would benefit from further assessment of their risk of falling and appropriate intervention. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040812227 A |
| Classmark | OLF: 4C: L5 |
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