Validation of two risk-prediction models for recurrent falls in the first year after stroke: a prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Mary E. Walsh,
Rose Galvin,
Fiona Boland,
David Williams,
Joseph Harbison,
Seán Murphy,
Rónán Collins,
Morgan Crowe,
Dominick J. H. McCabe,
Frances Horgan
Publication year - 2017
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/afw255
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , cohort , stroke (engine) , cohort study , area under the curve , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , engineering
several multivariable models have been derived to predict post-stroke falls. These require validation before integration into clinical practice. The aim of this study was to externally validate two prediction models for recurrent falls in the first year post-stroke using an Irish prospective cohort study.
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