TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Thai falls risk assessment test (Thai-FRAT) developed for community-dwelling Thai elderly
JO  - Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand
A1  - Thiamwong, Ladda
A1  - Thamarpirat, Jittima
A1  - Maneesriwongul, Wantana
A1  - Jitapunkul, S.
SP  - 1823
EP  - 1831
VL  - 91
IS  - 12
N2  - 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"CERB project". One hundred fifty six elderly subjects were recruited in the analysis. RESULTS: The newly developed Thai-FRAT was composed of six factors including"History of falls","Impaired body balance","Female","Specific medication use","Impaired visual acuity"and"Thai style house". 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0125-2208
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -