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Fall risk assessment tools for use among older adults in long-term care settings
— a systematic review of the literature | | Author(s) | Susan Nunan, Christine Brown Wilson, Timothy Henwood, Deborah Parker |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 37, no 1, March 2018 |
| Publisher | Wiley, March 2018 |
| Pages | pp 23-33 |
| Source | http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Falls ; Care homes ; At risk ; Measurement ; Instruments ; Evaluation ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of published fall risk assessment tools (FRATs) tested for predictive validity among older adults in long-term care (LTC). A literature search was conducted using five databases. Only studies reporting on sensitivity and specificity values, conducted in LTC on populations primarily aged over 60 years, were considered. 15 papers were included and three different categories of FRATs emerged: multifactorial assessment tools, functional mobility assessments and algorithms. Several FRATs showed moderate-to-good predictive validity and reliability, with the Modified Fall Assessment Tool and the Peninsula Health Falls Risk Assessment Tool (PHFRAT) also demonstrating good feasibility. Evidence for the best choice of FRAT for use in LTC remains limited. Further research is warranted for the PHFRAT, recommended for use in LTC by best practice guidelines, before its establishment as the tool of choice for these clinical settings. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180406211 A |
| Classmark | OLF: KW: CA3: 3R: YW4: 4C: 64A |
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