Comparing sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of fall risk assessments in community-dwelling older adults - Lafontant K, Blount A, Suarez JRM, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Trahan EM, Lighthall NR, Park JH, Xie R, Thiamwong L.

PURPOSE: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has implemented the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative. This initiative provides an algorithm for fall risk screening. However, the algorithm has the potenti...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news