Jove
Visualize
Contact Us

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 5, 2026

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills
10:32

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills

Published on: April 23, 2014

Development of the Edmonson Psychiatric Fall Risk Assessment Tool.

Deborah Edmonson1, Sherry Robinson, Larry Hughes

  • 1Adult Psychiatric Services, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL 62781, USA. edmonson.deborah@mhsil.com

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|December 24, 2010
PubMed
Summary

This study developed the Edmonson Psychiatric Fall Risk Assessment Tool (EPFRAT) for psychiatric patients. The EPFRAT shows higher sensitivity and specificity for fall risk assessment in this population compared to the Morse Fall Scale.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Diagnostic Overshadowing of the Psychiatric Population in the Emergency Department: Physiological Factors Identified for an Early Warning System.

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·2017
Same author

Time course of tinnitus development following noise exposure in mice.

Journal of neuroscience research·2012
Same author

Nursing research week: promoting staff nurse awareness of research activities through a week long celebration.

Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization·2011
Same author

Development of the objective structured system-interaction examination.

Journal of graduate medical education·2011
Same author

Pilot testing an educational intervention to improve communication with patients with dementia.

Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization·2011
Same author

D-methionine (D-met) significantly rescues noise-induced hearing loss: timing studies.

Hearing research·2011
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Patient Safety
  • Clinical Assessment Tools

Background:

  • Falls are a significant risk for inpatient psychiatric patients, leading to injury and prolonged hospitalization.
  • Existing fall risk assessment tools may not adequately capture the unique needs of the psychiatric population.
  • Developing a specialized instrument is crucial for improving patient safety in psychiatric settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel fall risk assessment instrument tailored for inpatient psychiatric settings.
  • To identify key risk factors specific to psychiatric patients that contribute to falls.
  • To compare the performance of the new instrument against established scales.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature review identified nine potential fall risk factors.

More Related Videos

Using Motion Capture Technology in the Instrumented Timed Up and Go Test to Detect the Risk of Falling in Aged Adults
05:26

Using Motion Capture Technology in the Instrumented Timed Up and Go Test to Detect the Risk of Falling in Aged Adults

Published on: October 25, 2024

Implementation of a Real-Time Psychosis Risk Detection and Alerting System Based on Electronic Health Records using CogStack
07:31

Implementation of a Real-Time Psychosis Risk Detection and Alerting System Based on Electronic Health Records using CogStack

Published on: May 15, 2020

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 5, 2026

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills
10:32

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills

Published on: April 23, 2014

Using Motion Capture Technology in the Instrumented Timed Up and Go Test to Detect the Risk of Falling in Aged Adults
05:26

Using Motion Capture Technology in the Instrumented Timed Up and Go Test to Detect the Risk of Falling in Aged Adults

Published on: October 25, 2024

Implementation of a Real-Time Psychosis Risk Detection and Alerting System Based on Electronic Health Records using CogStack
07:31

Implementation of a Real-Time Psychosis Risk Detection and Alerting System Based on Electronic Health Records using CogStack

Published on: May 15, 2020

  • The developed instrument, the Edmonson Psychiatric Fall Risk Assessment Tool (EPFRAT), was applied retrospectively to patient records.
  • The EPFRAT was administered concurrently with the Morse Fall Scale to current inpatient psychiatric patients.
  • Psychometric properties including sensitivity and specificity were calculated for both tools.

    • Main Results:

    • The Edmonson Psychiatric Fall Risk Assessment Tool (EPFRAT) demonstrated a sensitivity of 0.63 and specificity of 0.86.
    • The Morse Fall Scale showed a sensitivity of 0.49 and specificity of 0.85.
    • The EPFRAT exhibited superior sensitivity in identifying fall risks among acutely ill psychiatric patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Initial psychometric testing suggests the Edmonson Psychiatric Fall Risk Assessment Tool (EPFRAT) is a more sensitive measure for fall risk in acutely ill psychiatric patients.
    • The EPFRAT may offer improved accuracy in fall risk assessment for this vulnerable population.
    • Further reliability and validity testing are recommended to fully establish the EPFRAT's clinical utility.