Evaluation of the Morse Fall Scale: Applicability in Chinese hospital populations

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 556-565

  Chow, Susan K Y ^a   Lai, Claudia K Y ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^a   Suen, Lorna K P ^b   Kong, Sarah K F ^a   Chan, Chi Kin ^a   Wong, Ivan Y C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese hospital population; Morse Fall Scale; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSLATING;

EID: 34147163892     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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