@article{ref1,
title="Thai falls risk assessment test (Thai-FRAT) developed for community-dwelling Thai elderly",
journal="Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand",
year="2008",
author="Thiamwong, Ladda and Thamarpirat, Jittima and Maneesriwongul, Wantana and Jitapunkul, S.",
volume="91",
number="12",
pages="1823-1831",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To develop falls risk assessment test that is appropriate for community-dwelling Thai elderly, and to verify this test with the second set of population. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A cross-sectional study was performed in 270 elderly living in Bansrang subdistrict, Ayuttaya province to identify a combination of variables that effectively predicted fall status in order to develop the Thai-FRAT The Thai-FRAT was validated with a second set of population whose cohort data had been collected during 1997-2002 in the study named&quot;CERB project&quot;. One hundred fifty six elderly subjects were recruited in the analysis. RESULTS: The newly developed Thai-FRAT was composed of six factors including&quot;History of falls&quot;,&quot;Impaired body balance&quot;,&quot;Female&quot;,&quot;Specific medication use&quot;,&quot;Impaired visual acuity&quot;and&quot;Thai style house&quot;. Possible score of the Thai-FRAT ranged from 0-11. The best cutoff score identified by the receiver operating curve analysis was 4. Sensitivity and specificity were 0.92 and 0.83 respectively. The Thai-FRAT could predict recurrent fall after two years among the elderly subjects who had had a history of fall during the past six months in the second set of population. Association between the Thai-FRAT score and mortality was also shown. CONCLUSION: The Thai-FRAT is the first fall risk assessment test developed for Thai community-dwelling elderly. It is a valid and reliable measure of fall risk. An effect of environment on falls among Thai elderly was clarified in the present study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0125-2208",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}