You'll start in a chair, stand up, and then walk for about 10 feet at your regular pace. Then you'll sit down again. Your health care provider will check how long it takes you to do this. If it takes you 12 seconds or more, it may mean you are at higher risk for a fall.

The most commonly used fall risk assessment tools were the Morse Fall Scale and the Performance-Oriented Mobility Scale.

You'll start in a chair, stand up, and then walk for about 10 feet at your regular pace. Then you'll sit down again. Your health care provider will check how long it takes you to do this. If it takes you 12 seconds or more, it may mean you are at higher risk for a fall.

The FRAQ is a 22-item questionnaire that assesses the knowledge of risk factors (medical, environmental, pharmacologic, physical) for falling, as well as demographics, medical, and fall history, and risk factors.

The tools used the most were the Falls Efficacy Scale International and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale with 15 and 6 studies respectively.

A patient who scores under 25 points is considered to be at low risk of falling, a patient who scores between 25–45 points is considered to be at moderate risk of falling, and a patient who scores higher than 45 points is considered to be at high risk of falling.

Score 20 if the patient has an impaired gait. ➢ Difficulty rising from chair (needs to use arms; several attempts to rise. ➢ Head down; watches ground while walking. ➢ Cannot walk without assist; grabs at furniture or whatever available.