Journal article
Validation of a one year fracture prediction tool for absolute hip fracture risk in long term care residents
Abstract
BackgroundFrail older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes have a high fracture risk, which can result in reduced quality of life, pain and death. The Fracture Risk Scale (FRS) was designed for fracture risk assessment in LTC, to optimize targeting of services in those at highest risk. This study aims to examine the construct validity and discriminative properties of the FRS in three Canadian provinces at 1-year follow up.MethodsLTC …
Authors
Negm AM; Ioannidis G; Jantzi M; Bucek J; Giangregorio L; Pickard L; Hirdes JP; Adachi JD; Richardson J; Thabane L
Journal
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 18, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2018
DOI
10.1186/s12877-018-1010-1
ISSN
1471-2318