Falls risk perception measures in hospital: a COSMIN systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Falls prevention in hospital continues to be a research priority because of the poor health outcomes and financial burdens that can arise. Recently updated World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management strongly recommend evaluating patients' concerns about falling as part of a multifactorial assessment. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the quality of falls risk perception measures for adults in a hospital setting. This review was conducted using the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments guidelines and provides a comprehensive summary of these instruments, including psychometric properties, feasibility and clinical recommendations for their use. The review followed a prospectively registered protocol, in which a total of ten da

SUBMITTER: Dabkowski E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10293508 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature