Falls risk assessment outcomes and factors associated with falls for older Indigenous Australians

• Main Authors: Keith D. Hill (Author), Leon Flicker (Author), Dina LoGiudice (Author), Kate Smith (Author), David Atkinson (Author), Zoë Hyde (Author), Stephen Fenner (Author), Linda Skeaf (Author), Roslyn Malay (Author), Eileen Boyle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To describe the prevalence of falls and associated risk factors in older Indigenous Australians, and compare the accuracy of validated falls risk screening and assessment tools in this population in classifying fall status. Method: Cross‐sectional study of 289 Indigenous Australi...