Predictive validity of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) program fall risk screening algorithms among community-dwelling Thai elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fall risk screening using multiple methods was strongly advised as the initial step for preventing fall. Currently, there is only one such tool which was proposed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use in its Stopping Elderly Accidents, Death & Injuries (STEADI) program. Its predictive validity outside the US context, however, has never been investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive validity (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve: AUC), sensitivity, and specificity of the two-step sequential fall-risk screening algorithm of the STEADI program for Thai elderly in the community.

Methods

A 1-year prospective cohort study was conducted during October 2018-December 2019. Study population consi

SUBMITTER: Loonlawong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature