@article{ref1,
title="Testing the reliability of the Fall Risk Screening Tool in an elderly ambulatory population",
journal="Journal of Nursing Management",
year="2013",
author="Fielding, Susan J. and McKay, Michael and Hyrkas, Kristiina",
volume="21",
number="8",
pages="1008-1015",
abstract="AIM: To identify and test the reliability of a fall risk screening tool in an ambulatory outpatient clinic.   BACKGROUND: The Fall Risk Screening Tool (Albert Lea Medical Center, MN, USA) was scripted for an interview format.   METHOD: Two interviewers separately screened a convenience sample of 111 patients (age ≥ 65 years) in an ambulatory outpatient clinic in a northeastern US city. RESULT: The interviewers' scoring of fall risk categories was similar. There was good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.834-0.889) and inter-rater reliability [intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) = 0.824-0.881] for total, Risk Factor and Client's Health Status subscales. The Physical Environment scores indicated acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.742) and adequate reliability (ICC = 0.688). Two Physical Environment items (furniture and medical equipment condition) had low reliabilities [Kappa (K) = 0.323, P = 0.08; K = -0.078, P = 0.648), respectively.   CONCLUSION: The scripted Fall Risk Screening Tool demonstrated good reliability in this sample. Rewording two Physical Environment items will be considered.   IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: A reliable instrument such as the scripted Fall Risk Screening Tool provides a standardised assessment for identifying high fall risk patients. This tool is especially useful because it assesses personal, behavioural and environmental factors specific to community-dwelling patients; the interview format also facilitates patient-provider interaction.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0966-0429",
doi="10.1111/jonm.12192",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12192"
}