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<bold>Aim.</bold> The main aim of the study was to test the Morse Fall Scale (MFS) in the Czech population of hospitalized patients and to determine the predictive validity of the scale by assessing its specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and cut-off points.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The study was a prospective follow-up study. Ten acute and long-term care units in two selected hospitals participated in the study. The sample consisted of 4383 patients. To assess the patients’ risk of falls, the MFS was chosen. The patients were assessed on admission.
<bold>Results.</bold> The reliability of the Morse Fall Scale measured by Cronbach’s alpha was 0.484. Using a cut-off point of 35, the sensitivity was 61.1% and the specificity was 53%. The positive predictive value was 10.5% and the negative predictive value was 90.6%.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Results of the study revealed only moderate predictive accuracy of the Morse Fall Scale.
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Aim. The main aim of the study was to test the Morse Fall Scale (MFS) in the Czech population of hospitalized patients and to determine the predictive validity of the scale by assessing its specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and cut-off points.
Material and methods. The study was a prospective follow-up study. Ten acute and long-term care units in two selected hospitals participated in the study. The sample consisted of 4383 patients. To assess the patients’ risk of falls, the MFS was chosen. The patients were assessed on admission.
Results. The reliability of the Morse Fall Scale measured by Cronbach’s alpha was 0.484. Using a cut-off point of 35, the sensitivity was 61.1% and the specificity was 53%. The positive predictive value was 10.5% and the negative predictive value was 90.6%.
Conclusions. Results of the study revealed only moderate predictive accuracy of the Morse Fall Scale.

The predictive validity of the Morse Fall Scale in hospitalized patients in the Czech Republic

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The main aim of the study was to test the Morse Fall Scale (MFS) in the Czech population of hospitalized patients and to determine the predictive validity...

The predictive validity of the Morse Fall Scale in hospitalized patients in the Czech Republic

Published Online: May 22, 2024

Page range: 86 - 91

Received: Aug 05, 2023

Accepted: Mar 27, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2024-0015

Keywords
accidental falls, hospitalized patients, Morse Fall Scale, predictive validity

© 2024 Renáta Zeleníková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The predictive validity of the Morse Fall Scale in hospitalized patients in the Czech Republic

Published Online: May 22, 2024

Page range: 86 - 91

Received: Aug 05, 2023

Accepted: Mar 27, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2024-0015

Keywordsaccidental falls, hospitalized patients, Morse Fall Scale, predictive validity

© 2024 Renáta Zeleníková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
accidental falls, hospitalized patients, Morse Fall Scale, predictive validity