Description

Assessment tool for identifying falls risk in elderly patients admitted to hospital or other 24h healthcare institutions. This version of the tool is based on a modified Norwegian translation, which has been deployed by the The Norwegian Patient Safety Programme.

Data type

text

Alias

UMLS CUI [1]

C1532976

Description

Has the patient fallen during the last 3 months?

Data type

text

Alias

UMLS CUI [1,1]

C0085639

UMLS CUI [1,2]

C1442461

Description

Does the patient show agitated, desoriented or confused behaviour?

Data type

text

Alias

UMLS CUI [1]

C0085631

Description

Is the patient visually impaired to the extent that everyday function is affected?

Data type

text

Alias

UMLS CUI [1]

C3665347

Description

Do you think the patient is in need of especially frequent toileting?

Data type

text

Alias

UMLS CUI [1,1]

C0562819

UMLS CUI [1,2]

C0332183

Description

Sum of the scores from all the elements.

Data type

integer

Alias

UMLS CUI [1,1]

C1532976

UMLS CUI [1,2]

C0449820