Citation

Vera-Remartínez EJ, Lázaro-Monge R, Casado-Hoces SV, Garcés-Pina E, Molés-Julio MP. Nurs. Open 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/nop2.1532

PMID

36464813

Abstract

AIM: To validate the Android device, FallSkip, as a tool to assess the fallers in older adult inmates.

DESIGN: A cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study.

METHODS: For the validation of the FallSkip, the diagnostic criterion used was the risk of having suffered a fall during the last year.

RESULTS: The results for the FallSkip tool were as follows: sensitivity 60.7%; specificity 83.0%; positive predictive value 65.4%; negative predictive value 80.0%; accuracy 75.3%. In total, 32.1% of participants were found to be at high risk of falls, 23.5% were at mild risk and 7.4% were found to have no risk.

CONCLUSION: The FallSkip device is shown to be a very suitable tool for fall risk assessment. The sample studied presented a statistically significant percentage of fall risk, which made it necessary to carry out interventions through physical activities to improve balance and stability.

Language: en

Keywords

falls; prisons; validation study; older person