Four-item fall risk screening tool for subacute and residential aged care: The first step in fall prevention

Aim: To report the reliability, accuracy and compliance of a brief fall risk screening tool in subacute and residential aged care. Method: A 9-item tool, developed by expert and literature review, was administered to 291 persons admitted to subacute and residential aged care at Peninsula Health (PH)...

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Main Authors: Stapleton, C., Hough, P., Oldmeadow, L., Bull, K., Hill, Keith, Greenwood, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31531