A simple tool predicted probability of falling after aged care inpatient rehabilitation

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 779-786

  Sherrington, Catherine ^a,b,c   Lord, Stephen R ^b   Close, Jacqueline C T ^b,d   Barraclough, Elizabeth ^a,b   Taylor, Morag ^b,d   O'Rourke, Sandra ^a,b   Kurrle, Susan ^e,f   Tiedemann, Anne ^a,b   Cumming, Robert G ^c   Herbert, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aging; Muscle strength; Postural control; Prediction; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VISION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79956216778     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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