Development of the Falls Risk for Older People in the Community (FROP-Com) screening tool
Author(s) -
Melissa Russell,
Keith Hill,
Lee M. Day,
Irene Blackberry,
Lyle C. Gurrin,
Shyamali C. Dharmage
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afn196
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , risk assessment , poison control , injury prevention , emergency department , gerontology , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , older people , human factors and ergonomics , prospective cohort study , fall prevention , physical therapy , medical emergency , surgery , nursing , computer security , pathology , computer science
he aim of this study was to develop a brief screening tool for use in the emergency department (ED), to identify people who require further assessment and management.
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