A study conducted by Leep Hunderfund et al. tested the effectiveness of a follow-up assessment and risk factor specific intervention measures in reducing falls in an inpatient setting (2011). The study suggested that the Hendrich Risk Fall Model works as an effective primary screening tool and, when used in combination with further physician assessment, reduces the number of patient falls dramatically. Ang, Mordiffi and Wong corroborated these results in a study that demonstrated a reduction in fall rates in response to the implementation of specific intervention measures (2011). The intervention was targeted at risk factors identified by the Hendrich Fall Risk Model and showed how the risk assessment tool could be used effectively with more specific measures to increase specificity.

The evidence found relating to the research question is intermediate in strength. While some comparative studies used the assessment tools on the same population to evaluate predictive value, others used...
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