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Development and validation of the fall-related injury risk in nursing homes (INJURE-NH) prediction tool.

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Existing models to predict fall‐related injuries (FRI) in nursing homes (NH) focus on hip fractures, yet hip fractures comprise less than half of all FRIs. We developed and validated a… Click to show full abstract

Existing models to predict fall‐related injuries (FRI) in nursing homes (NH) focus on hip fractures, yet hip fractures comprise less than half of all FRIs. We developed and validated a series of models to predict the absolute risk of FRIs in NH residents.

Keywords: development validation; validation fall; nursing homes; related injury; risk; fall related

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2023

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