Accuracy of Physical Function-based Fall Risk Assessments Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An ROC Analysis

TUG and SPPB both demonstrated low sensitivity and accuracy, suggesting that they may be better as measures of physical function rather than fall risk. Clinicians may benefit from using PS or other criterion measures to screen for fall risk.

Authors

Ladda Thiamwong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8506-5812)
Jeffrey R. Stout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-1649)
Kworweinski Lafontant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8756-9827)
David Hideyoshi Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-7764)
Estefania Zamarripa

Institutions

University of Central Florida (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Research in Health and Medicine
Published: 2025-04-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53520/rhm2025.104142
Primary Topic: Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

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Accuracy of Physical Function-based Fall Risk Assessments Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An ROC Analysis

Ladda Thiamwong, Jeffrey R. Stout, Kworweinski Lafontant, David Hideyoshi Fukuda et al.

Apr 29, 2025

Research in Health and Medicine

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

article

Accuracy of Physical Function-based Fall Risk Assessments Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An ROC Analysis

Ladda Thiamwong, Jeffrey R. Stout, Kworweinski Lafontant, David Hideyoshi Fukuda, Estefania Zamarripa

April 29, 2025article en

Abstract

TUG and SPPB both demonstrated low sensitivity and accuracy, suggesting that they may be better as measures of physical function rather than fall risk. Clinicians may benefit from using PS or other criterion measures to screen for fall risk.

Research in Health and MedicineVol. 5(1)

University of Central Florida (US)

National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

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