@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of risk prediction capability and validity of Morse Fall Scale Brazilian version",
journal="Revista gaúcha de enfermagem",
year="2017",
author="Urbanetto, Janete de Souza and Pasa, Thiana Sebben and Bittencout, Hélio Radke and Franz, Flavia and Rosa, Vitor Pena Prazido and Magnago, Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza",
volume="37",
number="4",
pages="e62200-e62200",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To analyse the power to predict risk and verify the validity of the Morse Fall Scale - Brazilian version (MFS-B). <br><br>METHOD: This is a methodological, longitudinal study with 1487 adult patients of two university hospitals of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil conducted from November 2013 to March 2014. The MFS-B was used to assess the risk of falls. Statistical analysis comprised multivariate methods (discriminant function analysis and ROC curve). The research was approved by the ethics committees of the institutions. <br><br>RESULTS: The best estimate to predict falls was at the cutoff point 44.78 of the average MFS-B score, with a sensitivity of 95.2% and a specificity of 64%. The occurrence of falls and the high-risk classification were significant (p RESULTS: < RESULTS: 0.00001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The results show that the MFS-B can appropriately predict the risk of falls at the cutoff point for the high-risk classification, according to the original classification. The MFS-B had adequate validation test results and maintained the six items of the original scale.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0102-6933",
doi="10.1590/1983-1447.2016.04.62200",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2016.04.62200"
}