Current Cut Points of Three Falls Risk Assessment Tools Are Inferior to Calculated Cut Points in Geriatric Evaluation and Management Units

Background: Falls risk assessment tools are used in hospital inpatient settings to identify patients at increased risk of falls to guide and target interventions for fall prevention. In 2022, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia, introduced a new falls risk assessment tool, the Western Health St. Th...

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Main Authors: Vivian Lee, Linda Appiah-Kubi, Sara Vogrin, Jesse Zanker, Joanna Mitropoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Muscles
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2813-0413/2/3/19