The Stroke Assessment of Fall Risk (SAFR): Predictive validity in inpatient stroke rehabilitation

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1218-1224

  Breisinger, Terry P ^a,b   Skidmore, Elizabeth R ^c,d   Niyonkuru, Christian ^d   Terhorst, Lauren ^c   Campbell, Grace B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pittsburgh Centers for Rehab Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; prediction; rehabilitation; stroke

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STROKE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; STROKE;

EID: 84921670123     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514534276     Document Type: Article

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