Falls Risk for Older People – Community setting (FROP-Com).pdfVIP

Falls Risk for Older People – Community setting (FROP-Com) Working together to prevent falls Risk assessment developed by: National Ageing Research Institute This assessment tool was developed initially for use with hospitalised older people (the Falls Risk for Hospitalised Older People – the FRHOP). The FRHOP has been shown to have high retest and inter- rater reliability, and to have moderate ability to predict falls in older people in hospital (Australasian Journal of Podiatric Medicine, 2004: 99-108). The tool has been expanded and modified to become the FROP-Com for use in the community setting, and consists of 13 risk factors being rated, most on a graded 0-3 scale. Information has been published on results of the FROP-Com between a group of older people with high falls risk (presenting to an emergency department after a fall) compared to age and gender matched non fallers (Disability and Rehabilitation, 2005: 499-506). The guidelines suggest management options if a specific risk factor is identified. The FROP-Com is currently being investigated for reliability and validity, and being used in several research studies and clinical settings. The tool may be modified based on the results of these studies. Therefore if you wish to use the FROP-Com please contact NARI at info@.au to request the most recent version. (Downloadable) [[[[[[[[[[[