Anna L Barker

Summary

Affiliation: The Northern Hospital
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Clinimetric evaluation of the physical mobility scale supports clinicians and researchers in residential aged care
    Anna L Barker
    Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:2140-5. 2008
  2. ncbi Measuring fall risk and predicting who will fall: clinimetric properties of four fall risk assessment tools for residential aged care
    Anna L Barker
    BPhty, MPhty, The Northern Clinical Research Centre, The Northern Hospital, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, VIC 3076, Australia
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:916-24. 2009
  3. ncbi Bridging the gap between research and practice: review of a targeted hospital inpatient fall prevention programme
    A Barker
    The Northern Clinical Research Centre, The Northern Hospital, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, VIC 3076, Australia
    Qual Saf Health Care 18:467-72. 2009

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Clinimetric evaluation of the physical mobility scale supports clinicians and researchers in residential aged care
    Anna L Barker
    Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:2140-5. 2008
    ..To investigate the interrater agreement and the internal construct validity of the Physical Mobility Scale, a tool routinely used to assess mobility of people living in residential aged care...
  2. ncbi Measuring fall risk and predicting who will fall: clinimetric properties of four fall risk assessment tools for residential aged care
    Anna L Barker
    BPhty, MPhty, The Northern Clinical Research Centre, The Northern Hospital, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, VIC 3076, Australia
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:916-24. 2009
    ..The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to describe the clinimetric evaluation of four fall risk assessment tools (FRATs) recommended in best practice guidelines for use in residential aged care (RAC)...
  3. ncbi Bridging the gap between research and practice: review of a targeted hospital inpatient fall prevention programme
    A Barker
    The Northern Clinical Research Centre, The Northern Hospital, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, VIC 3076, Australia
    Qual Saf Health Care 18:467-72. 2009
    ..Falls among older inpatients are frequent and have negative consequences. In this study, the effectiveness of a fall prevention programme in reducing falls and fall injuries in an acute hospital was studied...