Divesting from a Scored Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT): A Cluster Randomized Non‐Inferiority Trial

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 69; no. 9; pp. 2598 - 2604
• Main Authors: Morris, Meg E., Haines, Terry, Hill, Anne Marie, Cameron, Ian D., Jones, Cathy, Jazayeri, Dana, Mitra, Biswadev, Kiegaldie, Debra, Shorr, Ronald I., McPhail, Steven M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Brief Report; disinvestment; education; Falls; health care; Health risks; hospital; Hospitals; injury; Medical records; non‐inferiority; physiotherapy; quality; Regular Issue Content; Risk assessment; safety; screening; disinvestment; screening; education; falls; non-inferiority; physiotherapy; safety; injury; hospital; health care; quality

Background/Objectives We investigated the impact of ceasing routine falls risk assessment tool (FRAT) completion and instead used clinical reasoning to select fall mitigation strategies. Design Two‐group, multi‐site cluster‐randomized active‐control non‐inferiority trial. Setting Hospital wards. Par...