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Practical and validated tool to assess falls risk in the primary care ...


(PDF) The development of a validated falls risk assessment for use ...

Socio-demographic questionnaire, the Elderly Fall Screening Test, and the Multi-factor Falls Questionnaire were used. Odds ratio (OR) was evaluated and adjusted ...

An evaluation of the fall prevention practice of community-based ...

Clemson L, Fitzgerald M, Heard R (1999) Content validity of an assessment tool to identify home fall hazards: The westmead home safety assessment. British ...

Developing a rapid predictive model for falls in older hospitalized ...

Conclusion: The A-M2-HPV scoring system provides a valuable tool to assess the risk of falls in hospitalized older patients and to aid in the ...

Adoption of Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Practices in Primary ...

Use of a structured visit note template independently predicted assessment of fall-risk factors (p = 0.003). Geriatrics specialists were more likely to use a ...

Older adult fall prevention practices among primary care providers at ...

Response rate was 71%. Providers' beliefs about the efficacy of fall risk assessment and intervention were mixed. Eighty-seven percent believed ...

Fall Risk Assessment Tools | Italian Journal of Medicine

Screening tools were developed to assess fall risk but are usually insensitive to be useful in reducing falls.

Differences in Evaluating Fall Risk by Primary Care Provider Type

Fall risk screening, assessment, and intervention can prevent falls. ... Nurse practitioners (NPs) were more likely than other PCPs to screen for ...

Digital assessment of falls risk, frailty, and mobility impairment using ...

Falls are among the most frequent and costly population health issues, costing $50bn each year in the US. In current clinical practice, ...

Adoption of Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Practices in Primary ...

This study assessed the extent to which primary care practice for ... clinical practice, assessment tools for modifiable fall-risk factors,.

TOPIC 3 - Falls risk assessment: a multifactorial approach

Which older person needs a risk assessment? Guidelines recommend that all older people who live in the community and access primary and ...

Factors included in adult fall risk assessment tools (FRATs)

The personal and psychological consequences of falls can be just as debilitating as the medical and physical consequences, and they do not only ...

Implementation of a Fall Risk Assessment Tool in Primary Practice ...

White, Regina M., "Implementation of a Fall Risk Assessment Tool in Primary Practice May Decrease Fall Frequency in the Aging Population" (2020). Doctoral ...

Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) - Department of Health

validated risk assessment tool (FRAT) and guidelines · multidisciplinary intervention strategies to reduce falls and falls injury · staff ...

Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) - Physiopedia

6 Cut-off time for high risk of falls; 7 Evidence; 8 Benefits; 9 Negatives ... A third tool, validated for use in Parkinson's is suggested for you to use ...

HEDIS Measures and Technical Resources - NCQA

191 million people are enrolled in plans that report HEDIS results. That makes HEDIS one of health care's most widely used performance improvement tools.

The Kidney Failure Risk Equation

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). CKD Stages. Your kidneys' primary function is to filter and excrete waste products. To find out how well your kidneys are ...

Dextromethorphan-Quinidine for Agitation in Dementia

The primary pharmacologic treatment for BPSD is atypical antipsychotics; however, they are associated with increased mortality and risks of ...

Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act

Deductions made from wages for such items as cash or merchandise shortages, employer-required uniforms, and tools of the trade, are not legal to the extent that ...

HACCP Principles & Application Guidelines - FDA

Validation: That element of verification focused on collecting and evaluating scientific and technical information to determine if the HACCP ...

Complexity of the Therapeutic Regimen in Older Adults with Cancer

The Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI), developed by George et al. [31], is the most used, reliable and validated tool ... primary care, in community ...