Table 2.

The items included in the existing fall risk estimation routinely used in the two health care institutions participating in the study (a hospital and a nursing home)

Fall risk item	Responsible person	Confirmation	Points in the scale
Evidence of fall during a month prior the assessment	nurse	✓	1
Confusion, lack of risk perception, restlessness	nurse	✓	1
Impaired balance, gait disturbance	nurse	✓	1
Occurrence of dizziness and drowsiness	nurse	✓	1