An analysis of risk assessment tools for falls in the elderly.
The authors entered into a collaborative project with the staff of a visiting nurse service to evaluate the utility of a risk assessment inventory (RAI) in identifying factors that lead to falls in elderly persons receiving home care. Although no clear pattern emerged among personal factors, the majority of patients who experienced a fall used one or more assistive devices for ambulation.
Fortin
J D
JD
University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, Kingston, USA.
Yeaw
E M
EM
Campbell
S
S
Jameson
S
S
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012656:Self-Help Devices