The role of the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management’s risk stratification algorithm in predicting falls: a retrospective analysis of the Osteoarthritis Initiative
In our study, WGFPM risk assessment algorithm successfully distinguished older people at greater risk of falling using the opportunistic case finding method with a good specificity, but limited sensitivity, of WGFPM falls risk stratification algorithm.
Authors
- Ligia J. Domínguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-8610)
- Francesco Saverio Ragusa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-2044)
- Nicola Veronese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9328-289X)
- Giovanna Di Bella
- Mario Barbagallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-6530)
- Lee Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-9833)
Institutions
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo (IT)
- Anglia Ruskin University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae187
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.16