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Prediction of In-Hospital Falls Using NRS, PACD Score and FallRS: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Jennifer SiegwartUmberto SpennatoNathalie LerjenBeat MuellerPhilipp SchuetzDaniel KochTristan Struja
Published in: Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
We found that the scores focusing on different aspects of clinical care predicted the risk of falls with fair accuracy. A reliable score with which to predict falls could help in establishing preventive strategies for reducing in-hospital falls. Whether or not the scores presented have better predictive ability than more specific fall scores do will need to be validated in a prospective study.
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