Prediction of falls using a risk assessment tool in the acute care setting

BackgroundThe British STRATIFY tool was previously developed to predict falls in hospital. Although the tool has several strengths, certain limitations exist which may not allow generalizability to a Canadian setting. Thus, we tested the STRATIFY tool with some modification and re-weighting of items in Canadian hospitals.MethodsThis was a prospective validation cohort study in four acute care medical units of two teaching hospitals in Hamilton, …