The Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool: A Study of Reliability and Validity. Issue 1 (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Poe, Stephanie S.; Dawson, Patricia B.; Cvach, Maria; Burnett, Margaret; Kumble, Sowmya; Lewis, Maureen; Thompson, Carol B.; Hill, Elizabeth E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of nursing care quality. Volume 33:Issue 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: accidental fall -- inpatients -- Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool -- psychometrics -- risk assessment -- validation studies; Nursing -- Standards -- Periodicals; Nursing audit -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Safety measures -- Periodicals; Nurse administrators -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000301
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-3631

Abstract

Abstract : Patient falls and fall-related injury remain a safety concern. The Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool (JHFRAT) was developed to facilitate early detection of risk for anticipated physiologic falls in adult inpatients. Psychometric properties in acute care settings have not yet been fully established; this study sought to fill that gap. Results indicate that the JHFRAT is reliable, with high sensitivity and negative predictive validity. Specificity and positive predictive validity were lower than expected. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text.