Prediction of In-Hospital Falls Using NRS, PACD Score and FallRS: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Jennifer SiegwartUmberto SpennatoNathalie LerjenBeat MuellerPhilipp SchuetzDaniel KochTristan StrujaPublished 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.