Abstract
Patient falls are an elusive clinical problem. The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a fall risk assessment scale for use in an acutely ill population. The Conley Scale demonstrates acceptable reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity, is quick and easy to use.
MeSH terms
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Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
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Age Distribution
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Aged
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Female
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Geriatric Assessment
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nursing Assessment / methods*
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Nursing Evaluation Research
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Psychometrics
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Reproducibility of Results
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Factors
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Sensitivity and Specificity