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KMID : 1004620190250020179
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Clinical Nursing Research
2019 Volume.25 No. 2 p.179 ~ p.188
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Development of Fall Assessment Scale in Adult Inpatients
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Choi Eun-Hee
Ko Mi-Suk
Hong Sang-Hee
Kim In-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a valid Adult Fall Assessment Scale Korean version(FAS-K) for inpatients in general hospitals in Korea.
Methods: This a 14 item FAS-K was developed based on a review of national and international research and expert opinions in related field. Interrater reliability of FAS-K was analyzed using the ICC(Intraclass Correlation Coefficients). To examine the validity of FAS-K, a CVI(Content Validity Index), the Pearson correlation coefficients between FAS-K and two widely used scales, the Morse Fall Scale(MFS) and the Johns Hopkins Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Tool(JHFRAT), and the Mann-Whitney test were used.
Results: The ICC was .958. The CVI ranged from .70 to 1.00. The FAS-K was significantly associated with the MFS(r=.74, p<.001) and with the JHFRAT(r=.87, p<.001), verifying the concurrent validity of FAS-K. As for the construct validity of FAS-K, significant differences between the fall and non-fall groups were found not only in the MFS(Z=-3.23, p=.001) but also in the FAS-K(Z=-3.10, p=.002).
Conclusion: The findings indicate that the FAS-K is a reliable fall risk assessment tool with high validity.
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KEYWORD
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Falls, Risk Assessment, Validation, Inpatients
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