Studies in acute or long-term care settings, as well as those including participants with significant cognitive or neuromuscular conditions related to increased fall risk, were excluded. To be included, a study must have used fall status as an outcome or classification variable, have a sample size of at least 30 ambulatory community-living older adults (≥65 years), and track falls occurrence for a minimum of 6 months. Second, to evaluate usefulness of cumulative PoTP for measures in combination. There is limited information on which history question, self-report measure, or performance-based measure, or combination of measures, best predicts future falls.įirst, to evaluate the predictive ability of history questions, self-report measures, and performance-based measures for assessing fall risk of community-dwelling older adults by calculating and comparing posttest probability (PoTP) values for individual test/measures. Falls are multifactorial no single measure is an accurate diagnostic tool. Identification of fall risk is crucial for appropriate referral to preventive interventions.

Falls and their consequences are significant concerns for older adults, caregivers, and health care providers.

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