Development of a Content Valid and Reliable Prehospital Environmental Falls Risk Assessment Tool for Older Adults

Authors :: Jonathan R. Studnek
Joshua C. Patt
Rachel B. Seymour
Meghan K. Wally
Madhav A. Karunakar
Anthony Caprio
Allison Infinger
Patricia L Dowbiggin
Source :: Prehospital Emergency Care. 24:349-354
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2019.
Abstract: Introduction: The aging population reintroduces the need to establish early identification of falls risk as a means of primary and secondary prevention of falls. While there are several existing to...

Subjects :: Secondary prevention
Gerontology
Population ageing
business.industry
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Risk management tools
macromolecular substances
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Emergency Nursing
03 medical and health sciences
Identification (information)
0302 clinical medicine
Emergency Medicine
Emergency medical services
Medicine
business
Risk assessment

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