Journal article
Developing a Fracture Risk Clinical Assessment Protocol for Long-Term Care: A Modified Delphi Consensus Process
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To develop a fracture risk Clinical Assessment Protocol (CAP) based on long-term care (LTC) fracture prevention recommendations and an embedded fracture risk assessment tool.
DESIGN: A modified Delphi consensus approach including 2 survey rounds and a face-to-face meeting was implemented to reach consensus on matching of LTC fracture prevention guideline statements to Fracture Risk Scale (FRS) risk levels.
Authors
McArthur C; Hillier L; Ioannidis G; Adachi JD; Giangregorio L; Hirdes J; Papaioannou A
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 22, No. 8, pp. 1726–1734.e8
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.015
ISSN
1525-8610