Predicting Falls in Nursing Homes: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study Comparing Fall History, Staff Clinical Judgment, the Care Home Falls Screen, and the Fall Risk Classification Algorithm.

To evaluate and compare the predictive accuracy of fall history, staff clinical judgment, the Care Home Falls Screen (CaHFRiS), and the Fall Risk Classification Algorithm (FRiCA). Prospective multicenter cohort study with 6 months' follow-up. A total of 420 residents from 15 nursing homes participat...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 380 - 388
Main Authors:	Vlaeyen, Ellen, Poels, Joris, Colemonts, Uschi, Peeters, Lien, Leysens, Greet, Delbaere, Kim, Dejaeger, Eddy, Dobbels, Fabienne, Milisen, Koen
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Feb2021
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost