Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
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Comparative Study
[Prospective comparison of assessments to evaluate fall risk in a nursing home population].
Falls represent the main health risk in the over-60 age group. Therefore, evaluation of the individual fall risk and assessment of fall mechanisms are important preventive tools. ⋯ The IBS and the Timed-Up-and-Go Test proved to be the most powerful assessment tools for fall prediction. Furthermore, the IBS is able to provide a purposeful adaption of preventive sensomotoric interventions.