Kyu-Bum Lee1, Jee-Sun Lee1, In-Pyo Jeon1, Do-Yeon Choo2, Mi-Jung Baik3, Eun-Hye Kim4, Woo-Suck Kim5, Chang-Sik Park6, Jin-Young Kim6, Young-Il Shin7, Ji-Eun Bae8, Jeong-Soo Kim2,9. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital , Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Physical Therapy, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital , Seoul, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Nursing, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital , Seoul, Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Occupational Therapy, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital , Seoul, Republic of Korea. 5. Department of Psychotherapy, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital , Seoul, Republic of Korea. 6. Department of Occupational Therapy, Howon University , Gun San, Republic of Korea. 7. Department of Medical Equipment, Korea National University of Welfare , Pyeong Taek, Republic of Korea. 8. Department of Research Center, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital , Seoul, Republic of Korea. 9. Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University , Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Accurate prediction of fall likelihood is advantageous for instituting fall prevention program in rehabilitation facilities. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the clinical measures, which can predict the risk of fall events in a rehabilitation hospital. METHODS: Medical records of 166 patients (114 males and 52 females) who were hospitalized in an adult inpatient unit of a rehabilitation hospital were retrospectively analyzed for this study. As predictor variables for assessing fall risk, demographic data and the following measurements were selectively collected from patient's medical records: Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment-Ambulation (POMA-G), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), 10 m walk test, 2 min walk test, Korean version Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index (KMBI), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Global Deterioration Scale (GDS), and Morse Fall Scale (Morse FS). RESULTS: The Morse FS, TUG, and age were found to be risk factors for the classification of faller and non-faller groups. CONCLUSION: This study suggests Morse FS, TUG, and age in the routine initial assessment upon admission in a rehabilitation setting, as key variables for screening the risk of fall. Additionally, the cutoff scores of Morse FS and TUG were observed to be more rigid than other clinical settings.
BACKGROUND: Accurate prediction of fall likelihood is advantageous for instituting fall prevention program in rehabilitation facilities. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the clinical measures, which can predict the risk of fall events in a rehabilitation hospital. METHODS: Medical records of 166 patients (114 males and 52 females) who were hospitalized in an adult inpatient unit of a rehabilitation hospital were retrospectively analyzed for this study. As predictor variables for assessing fall risk, demographic data and the following measurements were selectively collected from patient's medical records: Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment-Ambulation (POMA-G), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), 10 m walk test, 2 min walk test, Korean version Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index (KMBI), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Global Deterioration Scale (GDS), and Morse Fall Scale (Morse FS). RESULTS: The Morse FS, TUG, and age were found to be risk factors for the classification of faller and non-faller groups. CONCLUSION: This study suggests Morse FS, TUG, and age in the routine initial assessment upon admission in a rehabilitation setting, as key variables for screening the risk of fall. Additionally, the cutoff scores of Morse FS and TUG were observed to be more rigid than other clinical settings.
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Keywords:
Falls; fall risk; inpatients; rehabilitation; stroke