Fall Risk Assessment
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A fall risk assessment is used to find out if you have a low, moderate, or high risk of falling. It is mostly done for older adults and includes a screening questionnaire and physical tasks that test strength, balance, and gait.
Preparation and collection
You don't need any special preparations for a fall risk assessment.
Understanding this test
Use the reference interval and units printed by the laboratory that performed the test. A result outside that interval is not a diagnosis by itself, and a result inside it does not rule out every condition. Your symptoms, history, medicines, timing, and related tests can change what the result means.
- This is a screening assessment, not a diagnostic test. It does not diagnose any condition.
- There is a small risk that you might fall while doing the assessment tasks.
- Results may be influenced by temporary factors such as fatigue or illness.
- The assessment may not capture all individual risk factors for falling.
- Interpretation of results should be done by a healthcare professional.
What to do next
If you have questions about your results and/or recommendations, talk to your provider. Based on your results, your provider may recommend strategies such as exercise, medicine changes, vitamin D, vision check, safer footwear, home hazard removal, or treatment of medical conditions.