Predictive value of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Falls Risk Assessment Tool (RMH FRAT) for post-stroke patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Ma ◽  
Kelly Evans ◽  
Carin Bertmar ◽  
Martin Krause
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Royal Melbourne Hospital ◽  
Falls Risk ◽  
Post Stroke

Development of a Content Valid and Reliable Prehospital Environmental Falls Risk Assessment Tool for Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-354
Author(s):  
Allison Infinger ◽  
Patricia Dowbiggin ◽  
Rachel Seymour ◽  
Meghan Wally ◽  
Madhav Karunakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Falls Risk

Validation of the NCI colorectal cancer risk assessment tool in the CSP 380 veterans cohort.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15135-e15135
Author(s):  
Laura W. Musselwhite ◽  
Thomas S. Redding ◽  
Kellie J. Sims ◽  
Meghan O'Leary ◽  
Elizabeth R. Hauser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Screening Colonoscopy ◽  
Average Risk ◽  
Male Veterans

e15135 Background: Refining screening to colorectal cancer (CRC) risk may promote screening effectiveness. We applied the National Cancer Institute (NCI) CRC Risk Assessment Tool to estimate 5- and 10-year CRC risk in an average-risk Veterans cohort undergoing screening colonoscopy with follow-up. Methods: This was a prospective evaluation of predicted to actual risk of CRC using the NCI CRC Risk Assessment Tool in male Veterans undergoing screening colonoscopy with a median follow-up of 10 years.Family, medical, dietary and physical activity histories were collected at enrollment and used to calculate absolute 5- and 10-year CRC risk, and to compare tertiles of expected to observed CRC risk. Sensitivity analyses were performed. Results: For 2,934 male Veterans with complete data (average age 62.4 years, 15% minorities), 1.3% (N=30) and 1.7% (N=50) were diagnosed with CRC within 5 and 10 years of survey completion. The area under the curve for predicting CRC was 0.69 (95% CI; 0.61-0.78) at 5 years and 0.67 (95% CI, 0.59-0.75) at 10 years. We calculated the sensitivity (0.60, 95% CI; 0.45-0.73), specificity (0.67, 95% CI; 0.65-0.69) positive predictive value (0.031, 95% CI; 0.02-0.04) and negative predictive value (0.99, 95% CI; 0.98-0.99). Conclusions: The NCI CRC Risk Assessment Tool was well-calibrated at 5 years and overestimated CRC risk at 10 years, had modest discriminatory function, and a high NPV in a cohort of ethnically diverse male Veterans. This tool reliably excludes 10-year CRC in low-scoring individuals and may inform patient-provider decision making when the benefit of screening is uncertain. [Table: see text]

Validation of the NCI Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool for baseline advanced neoplasia in a veterans cohort.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 521-521
Author(s):  
Laura W. Musselwhite ◽  
Thomas S. Redding ◽  
Elizabeth R. Hauser ◽  
David A. Lieberman ◽  
Dawn T. Provenzale
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Negative Predictive Value ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Absolute Risk ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Screening Colonoscopy ◽  
Advanced Neoplasia ◽  
Benefit Risk Assessment

521 Background: Tailoring screening strategy to colorectal cancer (CRC) risk may improve efficiency for all stakeholders. We applied the National Cancer Institute (NCI) CRC Risk Assessment Tool, which calculates 5-10-year, and 20-year absolute risk of colorectal cancer to determine whether it could be used to predict baseline risk of colorectal cancer precursors in a Veterans cohort undergoing first screening colonoscopy. Methods: This was a prospective evaluation of whether the NCI CRC Risk Assessment Tool which offers an absolute risk over time, could be used to estimate baseline cancerous precursors (advanced neoplasia) in Veterans undergoing first screening colonoscopy. Family, medical, dietary and physical activity histories were collected at the time of screening colonoscopy and used to calculate absolute 5, 10, and 20-year CRC risk, and to compare estimated CRC risk to observed AN. Sensitivity analyses were performed. Results: Of 3,121 Veterans undergoing screening colonoscopy, 94% had complete data available to calculate risk (N = 2,934, median age 63 years, 100% men, and 15% minorities). 11% (N = 313) were diagnosed with AN on baseline screening colonoscopy. The area under the curve for predicting AN was 0.60 (95% CI; 0.57-0.63, p < 0.0001) at 5 years, 0.60 (95% CI, 0.57-0.63, p < 0.0001) at 10 years and 0.58 (95% CI, 0.54-0.61, p < 0.0001) at 20 years. At 5 years, we calculated the sensitivity (0.18, 95% CI; 0.14-0.22), specificity (0.91, 95% CI; 0.90-0.92) positive predictive value (0.19, 95% CI; 0.15-0.24) and negative predictive value (0.90, 95% CI; 0.89-0.91) considering the top 10th percentile of risk tool scores as a positive result. Conclusions: The NCI CRC Risk Assessment Tool had modest discriminatory function for predicting AN risk at 5, 10 and 20 years. The Tool’s specificity and negative predictive value were quite good, highlighting its usefulness in risk prediction. This tool may beused to inform the benefit-risk assessment of screening colonoscopy for patients with competing comorbidities.

scholarly journals Using a Smartphone while walking: a measure of dual-tasking ability as a falls risk assessment tool

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Yamada ◽  
T. Aoyama ◽  
K. Okamoto ◽  
K. Nagai ◽  
B. Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Dual Tasking ◽  
Falls Risk

scholarly journals Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised: Factor Structure, Reliability, Validity, and Suicide Risk Screening Characteristics among Nigerian Patients with Schizophrenia

2018 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
pp. 219-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolulope Opakunle ◽  
Olutayo Aloba ◽  
Adesanmi Akinsulore ◽  
Olubukola Opakunle ◽  
Femi Fatoye
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Cutoff Score ◽  
Suicide Risk Assessment ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive

ABSTRACT Objective: This study attempted to explore the feasibility of use of the 18-item Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) as a subjective suicide risk assessment tool in a cross-sectional sample of Nigerian patients with schizophrenia. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and thirty-two outpatients with schizophrenia were recruited from the mental health clinic of a university teaching hospital in Southwestern Nigeria. They completed the OCI-R in addition to the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, and a sociodemographic and illness-related questionnaire. The patients were objectively interviewed with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview suicidality module items to assess their suicide risk. Results: The 18-item OCI-R demonstrated satisfactory sensitivity (0.900) and specificity (0.662) at a total cutoff score of 10 in relation to the identification of Nigerian patients with schizophrenia with significant suicide risk. At this cutoff score, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.817 (95% confidence interval: 0.735–0.898), and positive predictive value (0.726) and negative predictive value (0.869) were also satisfactory. The OCI-R also demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and construct validity. Conclusion: The OCI-R has demonstrated to be useful as a subjective suicide risk assessment tool among Nigerian schizophrenia patients.

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