FRAT-up, a Web-based Fall-Risk Assessment Tool for Elderly People Living in the Community

• Main Authors: Cattelani, Luca (Author), Palumbo, Pierpaolo (Author), Palmerini, Luca (Author), Bandinelli, Stefania (Author), Becker, Clemens (Author), Chesani, Federico (Author), Chiari, Lorenzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAbout 30% of people over 65 are subject to at least one unintentional fall a year. Fall prevention protocols and interventions can decrease the number of falls. To be effective, a prevention strategy requires a prior step to evaluate the fall risk of the subjects. Despite extensive researc...