Falls risk factor assessment is the first step in the development of appropriate intervention strategies for the prevention of falls. However, few multifactorial, validated falls risk assessments exist which are suitable for use in busy clinical settings. This project aimed to develop a reliable and valid falls risk assessment that was feasible for use in various clinical settings. The QuickScreen Clinical Falls Risk Assessment was developed and evaluated via four methods; a) the test-retest reliability of the measures was assessed with 30 community-dwelling older people, b) the concurrent validity of the measures was assessed by comparison with performance in the Physiological Profile Assessment, c) the predictive validity of the measures was assessed by comparison of performance with prospective falls in two studies involving large samples of community dwelling older people and d) the feasibility of the assessment was evaluated with 40 clinicians who trialled the assessment with their patients. The QuickScreen clinical falls risk assessment consists of eight measures, including previous falls, total medications, psychoactive medications, visual acuity, touch sensation, the sit to stand test, the near tandem stand test and the alternate step test. The test-retest reliability of the assessment measures was acceptable (intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.56 to 0.89) and the assessment measures discriminated between multiple fallers and non-multiple fallers with relative risk values ranging from 1.4 to 2.5. The clinicians that trialled the assessment reported that it was quick and easy to administer and that it assisted in the management of their elderly patients. These results show that the QuickScreen Clinical Falls Risk Assessment has proven validity, test-retest reliability and is practical for use in a variety of clinical settings.

Falls risk factor assessment is the first step in the development of appropriate intervention strategies for the prevention of falls. However, few multifactorial, validated falls risk assessments exist which are suitable for use in busy clinical settings. This project aimed to develop a reliable and valid falls risk assessment that was feasible for use in various clinical settings. The QuickScreen Clinical Falls Risk Assessment was developed and evaluated via four methods; a) the test-retest reliability of the measures was assessed with 30 community-dwelling older people, b) the concurrent validity of the measures was assessed by comparison with performance in the Physiological Profile Assessment, c) the predictive validity of the measures was assessed by comparison of performance with prospective falls in two studies involving large samples of community dwelling older people and d) the feasibility of the assessment was evaluated with 40 clinicians who trialled the assessment with their patients. The QuickScreen clinical falls risk assessment consists of eight measures, including previous falls, total medications, psychoactive medications, visual acuity, touch sensation, the sit to stand test, the near tandem stand test and the alternate step test. The test-retest reliability of the assessment measures was acceptable (intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.56 to 0.89) and the assessment measures discriminated between multiple fallers and non-multiple fallers with relative risk values ranging from 1.4 to 2.5. The clinicians that trialled the assessment reported that it was quick and easy to administer and that it assisted in the management of their elderly patients. These results show that the QuickScreen Clinical Falls Risk Assessment has proven validity, test-retest reliability and is practical for use in a variety of clinical settings.

Falls risk factor assessment is the first step in the development of appropriate intervention strategies for the prevention of falls. However, few multifactorial, validated falls risk assessments exist which are suitable for use in busy clinical settings. This project aimed to develop a reliable and valid falls risk assessment that was feasible for use in various clinical settings. The QuickScreen Clinical Falls Risk Assessment was developed and evaluated via four methods; a) the test-retest reliability of the measures was assessed with 30 community-dwelling older people, b) the concurrent validity of the measures was assessed by comparison with performance in the Physiological Profile Assessment, c) the predictive validity of the measures was assessed by comparison of performance with prospective falls in two studies involving large samples of community dwelling older people and d) the feasibility of the assessment was evaluated with 40 clinicians who trialled the assessment with their patients. The QuickScreen clinical falls risk assessment consists of eight measures, including previous falls, total medications, psychoactive medications, visual acuity, touch sensation, the sit to stand test, the near tandem stand test and the alternate step test. The test-retest reliability of the assessment measures was acceptable (intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.56 to 0.89) and the assessment measures discriminated between multiple fallers and non-multiple fallers with relative risk values ranging from 1.4 to 2.5. The clinicians that trialled the assessment reported that it was quick and easy to administer and that it assisted in the management of their elderly patients. These results show that the QuickScreen Clinical Falls Risk Assessment has proven validity, test-retest reliability and is practical for use in a variety of clinical settings.

<p>Abstract</p><p>Is there any difference in practising rescuing service law and law of protection against accidents?</p><p>C-essay in jurisprudence vt 2007.</p><p>Author: Martin Olsson</p><p>Tutor: Stefan Olsson</p><p>In the last seven years the society has been changing it’s thinking around security. Trough the disasters of the World trade centre in the United States and the natural catastrophe in Thailand. Today it’s very important to have a good reliable security. In Sweden we have made a change in the law regulation around security on field of rescuing. The rescuing service (1986:1102) law do no longer exist and it’s replaced by the law (2003:778) of protection against accident. The question is what this means, has this transformation been a positive change or the other way around. The purpose of this essay is to examine “if it is any difference in practising the rescuing law and law of protection against accident” through a case study. The conclusions is based on material from books, the work around the law and interviews of people working with the law on local, regional, central level. From this facts the essay came too the conclusions that the law of protection against accidents is interpret in an extensive way. The old law was interpreted in a restrictive way. This change has made the interpretation more diffuse than before, especially in the regional and the central level. On the local level it became a problem to work in an effective way. They got a heavier administrative work through the demand of a briefing from the individuals with a business where it’s a risk of a fire too start. These briefings were also very diffused formed for the individuals too understand the meaning of it. One positive effect was the direct aim on some objects with a big lack of standard and making them more effective faster then before. The new law made a different working mode for those who work as a supervisor. In the former law they measured how they organised themselves. Today they measure ability. This is positive way too deal with everything around accidents.</p>

Abstract Is there any difference in practising rescuing service law and law of protection against accidents? C-essay in jurisprudence vt 2007. Author: Martin Olsson Tutor: Stefan Olsson In the last seven years the society has been changing it’s thinking around security. Trough the disasters of the World trade centre in the United States and the natural catastrophe in Thailand. Today it’s very important to have a good reliable security. In Sweden we have made a change in the law regulation around security on field of rescuing. The rescuing service (1986:1102) law do no longer exist and it’s replaced by the law (2003:778) of protection against accident. The question is what this means, has this transformation been a positive change or the other way around. The purpose of this essay is to examine “if it is any difference in practising the rescuing law and law of protection against accident” through a case study. The conclusions is based on material from books, the work around the law and interviews of people working with the law on local, regional, central level. From this facts the essay came too the conclusions that the law of protection against accidents is interpret in an extensive way. The old law was interpreted in a restrictive way. This change has made the interpretation more diffuse than before, especially in the regional and the central level. On the local level it became a problem to work in an effective way. They got a heavier administrative work through the demand of a briefing from the individuals with a business where it’s a risk of a fire too start. These briefings were also very diffused formed for the individuals too understand the meaning of it. One positive effect was the direct aim on some objects with a big lack of standard and making them more effective faster then before. The new law made a different working mode for those who work as a supervisor. In the former law they measured how they organised themselves. Today they measure ability. This is positive way too deal with everything around accidents.

Thesis (M.S. in Information Systems)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Haga, William J. Second Reader: Zviran, Moshe. "September 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on December 21, 2009. DTIC Identifier(s): Management Information Systems, Naval Operations, Data Bases, Instructional Materials, Decision Aids, Aviation Accidents, Antisubmarine Warfare, Naval Training, Local Area Networks, Theses. Author(s) subject terms: Case Studies, Database Management Systems, Local Area Networks, Decision Support. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Psychologie cognitive. Ergonomie : Lyon 2 : 2004. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr.

Thèse doctorat : Génie Mécanique : Villeurbanne, INSA : 2005. Thèse doctorat : Génie Mécanique : Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Monastir, Tunisie : 2005. / Thèse soutenue en co-tutelle. Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. p. 137-141.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Droit privé : Le Mans : 2003. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre.

Thèse de doctorat : energétique : Ecole centrale de Paris : 2009. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. 103 réf.