This study enabled the development of a brief, clinically fesible screening tool for falls and injury risk identification in older community-dwelling adults through a range of methods that included a literature review, a Case Note Audit of 128 people attending Falls and Balance clinic, and group,processes (Nominal Group and Delphi Panel with 12 and 10 participants respectively). These methods focussed on developing specifications for the screening tool, selecting key modifiable risk factors and associated tests for both falls and injury and considering questions that would determine self-perception of falls risk, general health and balance. The range of methods and process of triangulation ensured content validity of the tool. / thesis (MPhysiotherapy)--University of South Australia, 2002.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/173399 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Sutherland, Michele A |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | © 2002 Michele A Sutherland |
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