The Conley Scale is one of the most widespread fall-risk screening tools in medical unit settings, despite the lack of data regarding its validity in patients currently admitted to these units.Establishing the validity of the Conley Scale in identifying patients at risk of falling in an acute medical setting.A 6-months longitudinal study in 12 acute medical units from September 2012 to March 2013, a total of 1464 patients with ≥65 years of age were consecutively enrolled and evaluated with the Conley Scale within 24 h of admission. A construct validity, internal consistency, and a priori and a posteriori predictive validity study was performed.The explorative factor analysis showed a two-factor structure explaining a total variance of 48.3 

作者：Alvisa, Palese；Silvia, Gonella；Anna, Lant；Annamaria, Guarnier；Paolo, Barelli；Paola, Zambiasi；Elisabetta, Allegrini；Letizia, Bazoli；Paola, Casson；Meri, Marin；Marisa, Padovan；Michele, Picogna；Patrizia, Taddia；Daniele, Salmaso；Paolo, Chiari；Tiziana, Frison；Oliva, Marognolli；Federica, Canzan；Elisa, Ambrosi；Luisa, Saiani

来源：Aging clinical and experimental research 2016 年 28卷 1期