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title: "Modified Falls Risk Tool Predicts Falls in Community-Dwelling Elderly People"
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description: "Upright is a person-centered, comprehensive fall prevention and risk reduction program that utilizes the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model."
published: 2014-04-16
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# Modified Falls Risk Tool Predicts Falls in Community-Dwelling Elderly People

Published 2014-04-16

[Fall Prevention Research](https://uprightfallprevention.com/category/fall-prevention-research/)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by dwana

Can a questionnaire used in primary care identify elderly patients who are at high risk of falling? Researchers in Japan combined retrospective and prospective studies of 2 different patient samples to develop a method to identify elderly patients with high risk of falling. In the retrospective portion of the study, 1871 community-dwelling adults were assessed for fall risk in community day centers. The number of falls and risk factors were determined for each person using a 15 factor questionnaire, the Chair Standing Test, and the Timed Up and Go Test. Factors identified in the retrospective study were applied in a prospective study of 292 people to determine predictive value. A cutoff score of 4 on the questionnaire was optimal and produced a sensitivity and specificity of 84% and 68%, respectively. The study confirmed that a simple screening tool applied in primary care may identify people with a high risk of falling and allow intervention to prevent falls.

Hirase T, Inokuchi S, Matsusaka N, Nakahara K, Okita M. A modified fall risk assessment tool that is specific to physical function predicts falls in community-dwelling elderly people. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2014; Epub ahead of print. PMID: 24577358.

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Validation of the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model: A Large Concurrent Case-Control Study of Hospitalized Patients. *Applied Nursing Research*, Vol. 16, No. 1 (February), 2003: pp 9-21 by Ann L. Hendrich, Patricia S. Bender and Allen Nyhuis.

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