Falls risk assessment outcomes and factors associated with falls for older Indigenous Australians

Falls risk assessment outcomes and factors associated with falls for older Indigenous Australians

Abstract Objective: To describe the prevalence of falls and associated risk factors in older Indigenous Australians, and compare the accuracy of validated falls risk screening and assessment tools in this population in classifying fall status. Method: Cross‐sectional study of 289 Indigenous Australi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keith D. Hill, Leon Flicker, Dina LoGiudice, Kate Smith, David Atkinson, Zoë Hyde, Stephen Fenner, Linda Skeaf, Roslyn Malay, Eileen Boyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Falls
Aboriginal
risk assessment
remote population
older people
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12569

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12569

Similar Items