Development of the Sydney Falls Risk Screening Tool in brain injury rehabilitation: A multisite prospective cohort study

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 958-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan McKechnie ◽  
Murray J Fisher ◽  
Julie Pryor ◽  
Melissa Bonser ◽  
Jhoven De Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Risk Screening ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
Falls Risk

Failure of falls risk screening tools to predict outcome: a prospective cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristie J Harper ◽  
Annette D Barton ◽  
Glenn Arendts ◽  
Deborah G Edwards ◽  
Antonio C Petta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Falls Risk

ObjectiveTo compare the Falls Risk for Older Persons—Community Setting Screening Tool (FROP Com Screen) with the Two-Item Screening Tool in older adults presenting to the ED.MethodsA prospective cohort study, comparing the efficacy of the two falls risk assessment tools by applying them simultaneously in a sample of hospital ED presentations.ResultsTwo hundred and one patients over 65 years old were recruited. Thirty-six per cent reported falls in the 6-month follow-up period. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.57 (95% CI 0.48 to 0.66) for the FROP Com Screen and 0.54 (95% CI 0.45 to 0.63) for the Two-Item Screening Tool. FROP Com Screen had a sensitivity of 39% (95% CI 0.27 to 0.51) and a specificity of 70% (95% CI 0.61 to 0.78), while the Two-Item Screening Tool had a sensitivity of 48% (95% CI 0.36 to 0.60) and a specificity of 57% (95% CI 0.47 to 0.66).ConclusionBoth tools have limited predictive ability in the ED setting.

scholarly journals Variation in the practice of tracheal intubation in Europe after traumatic brain injury: a prospective cohort study

Anaesthesia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Y. Gravesteijn ◽  
C. A. Sewalt ◽  
A. Ercole ◽  
F. Lecky ◽  
D. Menon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Tracheal Intubation ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort
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