Validating a Multifactorial Algorithm to Predict Fall Risk in Community Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 Years or Older

"In this new multifactorial algorithm we will add baseline data (personal characteristics, medical history, and physical and psychological measurements) to predict an older adults risk on falls. The accuracy of this new model will be tested with a 1-year follow up on falls.~The new algorithm is inspired by the study of Lusardi et al. (2017): Lusardi MM, Fritz S, Middleton A, Allison L, Wingood M, Phillips E, Criss M, Verma S, Osborne J, Chui KK. Determining Risk of Falls in Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Using Posttest Probability. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2017 Jan/Mar;40(1):1-36. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000099. PMID: 27537070; PMCID: PMC5158094."