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. 2022 Feb 28;10(3):452.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare10030452.

Psychometric Properties of the European Portuguese Version of the Memorial Emergency Department Fall Risk Assessment Tool

Maria Dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues Dixe  1 , Ana Querido  1 , Susana Mendonça  1 , Pedro Sousa  1   2 , Helena Monteiro  3 , Daniel Carvalho  4 , Paulo Lopes  4 , Pedro Rodrigues  4
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Psychometric Properties of the European Portuguese Version of the Memorial Emergency Department Fall Risk Assessment Tool

Maria Dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues Dixe et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Falls are a public health problem that cause serious damage to people's health and health systems. This study aims to estimate the validity and reliability of the Memorial Emergency Department Fall Risk Assessment Tool for the European Portuguese population. The sample included 186 adults from an emergency department of a District Hospital in Portugal. Reliability and precision (inter-rater reliability) are assessed by two independent raters. The relationship between MEDFRAT and the Morse Fall Risk Scale is evaluated. All items presented a high Kappa index. The MEDFRAT showed a high and significant correlation with the Morse Fall Risk Scale. The influence of sociodemographic and clinical data was also checked. The MEDFRAT is adequate, valid and reliable for the European Portuguese population to assess the risk of falling of emergency department patients.

Keywords: accidental falls; adult; hospital emergency service; validation study.

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