Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Tools: A Critique of the Literature

Authors

Helen Myers, Edith Cowan University

Document Type

Journal Article

Faculty

Faculty of Computing, Health and Science

School

School of Nursing and Public Health

RAS ID

2006

Comments

Myers, H. (2003). Hospital fall risk assessment tools: a critique of the literature. International journal of nursing practice, 9(4), 223-235. Available here

Abstract

There are numerous fall risk assessment tools developed for use by nurses in hospitals; however, few of them have established validity and reliability. This article will examine the current state of knowledge in regard to fall risk assessment tools through review and critique of the literature on the topic. Recommendations for future research on fall risk assessment tools will be made and a conceptual framework detailing the relationship between the variables involved in assessing the accuracy of fall risk assessment tools will be presented.

DOI

10.1046/j.1440-172X.2003.00430.x