Scoring the home falls and accidents screening tool for health professionals (HOME FAST‐HP): Evidence from one epidemiological study

Abstract

The HOME FAST-HP can be used as a screening tool to identify fallers with a cut-off score of nine indicating a higher risk of falling.

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“…Related to various health settings and community practice, Mackenzie and Byles () reported on the screening capacity of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool for health professionals (HOME FAST‐HP) and identified cut‐off scores. Such testing is on par with construct validity testing used to determine diagnostic accuracy, as the authors successfully determined fall prediction for the scores on the HOME FAST‐HP.…”

“…(); PIQ, Scanlan (); 3B scale, Rebeiro Gruhl et al . (). Diagnostic accuracy : achieved through predicting falls risk with the HOME FAST‐HP, Mackenzie and Byles (). Reliability : PIQ, Scanlan () Test‐retest : AusTOMS‐OT, Unsworth et al . (); ATOP/M, Auger et al .…”

“…(). Criterion validity: 3D printed sensors, Cutler et al . (); and HOME FAST‐HP Mackenzie and Byles (). Responsiveness: fTORT, Taylor et al . (). Clinical utility: I‐HOPE, Aplin and Ainsworth (); ATOP/M, Auger et al .…”

“…(); CEQ, Lyons et al . (); HOME FAST‐HP, Mackenzie and Byles (); PMSC and TGMD‐3, Maher et al . (); fTORT, Taylor et al .…”

“…In another paper, the HOME FAST‐HP tested diagnostic accuracy for a tool screening home falls and accidents for older women. Authors compared scores of fallers and on‐fallers and successfully identified a cut‐off score for higher risk of falling (Mackenzie & Byles, ). In another paper, the BPI was evaluated, measuring the interference of pain in the daily life of persons with spinal cord injury (Hand et al ., ).…”