Objective: The purpose of this study examined the reliability and validity of FRET to predict falls in community-dwelling individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABI).
Method: The target population was English speaking, community-dwelling individuals 18 years or older who have sustained an ABI. Individuals were excluded if they had neurodegenerative diseases, used a wheelchair for more than 25% of the day, or were classified as globally confused. Global confusion was assessed using the first three-questions on the Saint Louis University Mental Examination (SLUMS). A total of 12 participants were recruited for the study, two were excluded and there was one attrition. After the Fall Risk Evaluation Tool (FRET) was administered, participants were instructed to record whenever they had a fall in the following three months in the provided fall journal. Researchers made telephone calls every two weeks to remind the participants to record falls. At the end of the three months, each participant returned the fall journal by mail in a self-addressed envelope.
Results: A Spearman’s Rank correlation was used to analyze the data to detect any correlation between the risk rank as determined by FRET and the fall rank determined by the number of times a participant fell. There was a positive relationship between the risk rank and the fall rank.
Conclusion: There is a lack of valid and reliable multifactorial assessments to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. FRET was developed to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. Although we had a small sample size, our pilot study returned significant data that FRET may be a valid and reliable multifactorial tool for assessing individuals with ABI who are at risk for falling.
","abstract_html":"<p><strong>Objective:</strong> The purpose of this study examined the reliability and validity of FRET to predict falls in community-dwelling individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABI).</p> <p><strong> Method:</strong> The target population was English speaking, community-dwelling individuals 18 years or older who have sustained an ABI. Individuals were excluded if they had neurodegenerative diseases, used a wheelchair for more than 25% of the day, or were classified as globally confused. Global confusion was assessed using the first three-questions on the Saint Louis University Mental Examination (SLUMS). A total of 12 participants were recruited for the study, two were excluded and there was one attrition. After the Fall Risk Evaluation Tool (FRET) was administered, participants were instructed to record whenever they had a fall in the following three months in the provided fall journal. Researchers made telephone calls every two weeks to remind the participants to record falls. At the end of the three months, each participant returned the fall journal by mail in a self-addressed envelope.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A Spearman’s Rank correlation was used to analyze the data to detect any correlation between the risk rank as determined by FRET and the fall rank determined by the number of times a participant fell. There was a positive relationship between the risk rank and the fall rank.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> There is a lack of valid and reliable multifactorial assessments to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. FRET was developed to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. Although we had a small sample size, our pilot study returned significant data that FRET may be a valid and reliable multifactorial tool for assessing individuals with ABI who are at risk for falling.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Orgill, Tanya Elesia","Woods, Amanda Marie","Zamora, Josue Julian"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Science in Occupational Therapy","degree_level":"Master's Thesis","degree_discipline":"Occupational Therapy","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Kitsum Li, OTD, OTR/L"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2014,"date_issued":"2014-05-01T07:00:00Z","date_published":"2014-05-01T07:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:04:28Z","subjects":["ABI","Fall Risk Evaluation Tool","Occupational Therapy"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/13","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Kitsum Li, OTD, OTR/L"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Orgill, Tanya Elesia","Woods, Amanda Marie","Zamora, Josue Julian"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2014-09-04T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Occupational Therapy"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Master's Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science in Occupational Therapy"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["ABI","Fall Risk Evaluation Tool","Occupational Therapy"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/13"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Objective: The purpose of this study examined the reliability and validity of FRET to predict falls in community-dwelling individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABI).
Method: The target population was English speaking, community-dwelling individuals 18 years or older who have sustained an ABI. Individuals were excluded if they had neurodegenerative diseases, used a wheelchair for more than 25% of the day, or were classified as globally confused. Global confusion was assessed using the first three-questions on the Saint Louis University Mental Examination (SLUMS). A total of 12 participants were recruited for the study, two were excluded and there was one attrition. After the Fall Risk Evaluation Tool (FRET) was administered, participants were instructed to record whenever they had a fall in the following three months in the provided fall journal. Researchers made telephone calls every two weeks to remind the participants to record falls. At the end of the three months, each participant returned the fall journal by mail in a self-addressed envelope.
Results: A Spearman’s Rank correlation was used to analyze the data to detect any correlation between the risk rank as determined by FRET and the fall rank determined by the number of times a participant fell. There was a positive relationship between the risk rank and the fall rank.
Conclusion: There is a lack of valid and reliable multifactorial assessments to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. FRET was developed to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. Although we had a small sample size, our pilot study returned significant data that FRET may be a valid and reliable multifactorial tool for assessing individuals with ABI who are at risk for falling.
"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Fall Risk Evaluation Tool for Acquired Brain Injury: A Validation of a Multifactorial Assessment: A Pilot Study"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Kitsum Li, OTD, OTR/L"],"dc:creator":["Orgill, Tanya Elesia","Woods, Amanda Marie","Zamora, Josue Julian"],"dc:date.available":["2014-09-04T07:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["Objective: The purpose of this study examined the reliability and validity of FRET to predict falls in community-dwelling individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABI).
Method: The target population was English speaking, community-dwelling individuals 18 years or older who have sustained an ABI. Individuals were excluded if they had neurodegenerative diseases, used a wheelchair for more than 25% of the day, or were classified as globally confused. Global confusion was assessed using the first three-questions on the Saint Louis University Mental Examination (SLUMS). A total of 12 participants were recruited for the study, two were excluded and there was one attrition. After the Fall Risk Evaluation Tool (FRET) was administered, participants were instructed to record whenever they had a fall in the following three months in the provided fall journal. Researchers made telephone calls every two weeks to remind the participants to record falls. At the end of the three months, each participant returned the fall journal by mail in a self-addressed envelope.
Results: A Spearman’s Rank correlation was used to analyze the data to detect any correlation between the risk rank as determined by FRET and the fall rank determined by the number of times a participant fell. There was a positive relationship between the risk rank and the fall rank.
Conclusion: There is a lack of valid and reliable multifactorial assessments to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. FRET was developed to assess fall risk in individuals with ABI. Although we had a small sample size, our pilot study returned significant data that FRET may be a valid and reliable multifactorial tool for assessing individuals with ABI who are at risk for falling.
"],"dc:identifier":["https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/13"],"dc:subject":["ABI","Fall Risk Evaluation Tool","Occupational Therapy"],"dc:title":["Fall Risk Evaluation Tool for Acquired Brain Injury: A Validation of a Multifactorial Assessment: A Pilot Study"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Occupational Therapy"],"thesis:degree_level":["Master's Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Science in Occupational Therapy"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:04:28Z"}