The use and usefulness of the Peninsula Health Falls Risk Assessment Tool (PHFRAT) process in residential aged care: a mixed methods study across 25 aged care facilities
The PHFRAT provides a useful structure for clinicians to assess falls risk factors and plan falls prevention strategies. In the future, increased multidisciplinary input into fall prevention strategy development may improve the comprehensiveness of fall prevention plans.
Authors
- Guogui Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5772-0584)
- Karla Seaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-9616)
- Johanna Westbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-8192)
- Nasir Wabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9740-6319)
- Isabelle Meulenbroeks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9083-7845)
- Crisostomo Mercado
- Joanna Clive
Institutions
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05462-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council