A self-assessment tool was reliable in identifying hazards in the homes of elders

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1252.e1-1252.e21

  Morgan, Robert O ^a,b   DeVito, Carolee A ^c,d   Stevens, Judy A ^e   Branche, Christine M ^e   Virnig, Beth A ^f   Wingo, Phyllis A ^g   Sattin, Richard W ^e  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Hazards; Reliability; Self assessment; Surveys; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

EID: 27744512460     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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