A Modified Fall Risk Assessment Tool That Is Specific to Physical Function Predicts Falls in Community-Dwelling Elderly People.

This article focuses on a study which developed a modified screening tool to predict the occurrence of falls in primary care setting referencing the research "A Modified Fall Risk Assessment Tool That Is Specific to Physical Function Predicts Falls in Community-Dwelling Elderly People," published in the October-December 2014 issue of the "Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy." Topics discussed include the methods used in the study and the relevance of its findings to high-risk fallers.