Improving Pediatric fall prevention: Multicenter validation of the Humpty Dumpty Fall Scale 2.0
After analysis, the updated HDFS demonstrated superior performance in identifying patients at risk of fall. All institutions currently using the HDFS are encouraged to utilize the updated scale.
Authors
- Jacqueline L Gonzalez
- Karina A. Gattamorta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5827-1389)
- Takumi Ono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2004-5145)
- Danielle Altares Sarik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1343-3211)
- Deborah Hill‐Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-3773)
- N.A. Russell
- Holly Birkinshaw
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Cook Children's Health Care System (US)
- Nemours Children's Health System (US)
- Miami Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Nursing
- Published
- 2025-11-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2025.11.010
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00