TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The interrater and test-retest reliability of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST) in Malaysia: using raters with a range of professional backgrounds
JO  - Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
A1  - Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah
A1  - Mackenzie, Lynette
A1  - Lovarini, Meryl
A1  - Tan, Maw Pin
A1  - Clemson, Lindy
SP  - 662
EP  - 669
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Falls can be a devastating issue for older people living in the community, including those living in Malaysia. Health professionals and community members have a responsibility to ensure that older people have a safe home environment to reduce the risk of falls. Using a standardised screening tool is beneficial to intervene early with this group. The Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST) should be considered for this purpose; however, its use in Malaysia has not been studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the interrater and test-retest reliability of the HOME FAST with multiple professionals in the Malaysian context. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional design was used to evaluate interrater reliability where the HOME FAST was used simultaneously in the homes of older people by 2 raters and a prospective design was used to evaluate test-retest reliability with a separate group of older people at different times in their homes. Both studies took place in an urban area of Kuala Lumpur. <br><br>RESULTS: Professionals from 9 professional backgrounds participated as raters in this study, and a group of 51 community older people were recruited for the interrater reliability study and another group of 30 for the test-retest reliability study. The overall agreement was moderate for interrater reliability and good for test-retest reliability. The HOME FAST was consistently rated by different professionals, and no bias was found among the multiple raters. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The HOME FAST can be used with confidence by a variety of professionals across different settings. The HOME FAST can become a universal tool to screen for home hazards related to falls.<br><br>© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1356-1294
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jep.12697
ID  - ref1
ER  -