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See Latest ArticlesComparison of balance assessment modalities in emergency department elders: a pilot cross-sectional observational study
BMC Emergency Medicine, 10/02/09
Caterino JM et al. – Over 40% of community–dwelling elder ED patients report a fall within the past year. Balance plate and TUG testing were feasibly conducted in an ED setting. There is no relationship between scores on balance plate and TUG testing in these patients. In regression analysis, neither modality was significantly associated with patient provided history of falls. These modalities should not be adopted for screening purposes in elders in the ED setting without validation in future studies or as part of multi–factorial risk assessment.
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