A Comparative Study on the Validity of Fall Risk Assessment Scales in Korean Hospitals

A Comparative Study on the Validity of Fall Risk Assessment Scales in Korean Hospitals

The purpose of this study was to compare the validity of three fall risk assessment scales including the Morse Fall Scale (MFS), the Bobath Memorial Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Scale (BMFRAS), and the Johns Hopkins Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Tool (JHFRAT). Methods: This study was a prospective...

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Main Authors: Keum Soon Kim, RN, PhD, Jin A Kim, RN, MSc, Yun-Kyoung Choi, RN, PhD, Yu Jeong Kim, RN, MSN, Mi Hwa Park, RN, MSN, Hyun-Young Kim, RN, PhD, Mal Soon Song, RN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-03-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
Subjects:
accidental falls
risk assessment
sensitivity and specificity
ROC curve
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S197613171160011X

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