Development and validation of a clinical prediction rule for walking independence in hospitalized older adults with a vertebral compression fracture.
Yoichi KaizuShuntaro TamuraTaiki IwamuraShota SaitoSota KobayashiRen TakedaHiroki IwamotoKazuhiro MiyataPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2024)
The walking independence rate of patients with a VCF during hospitalization was 78.3%, with cognitive function and BBS being predictors. The developed CPR performed well enough to retrospectively predict walking independence in VCF patients. The BBS cut-off value and the CPR may serve as useful indicators for clinicians to predict VCF patients' walking independence.