Purpose
The History of Falls Questionnaire assesses the circumstances surrounding a fall including: activities prior to falling, perceived cause, environmental factors, and a description of injuries.
Area of Assessment
Balance – Vestibular
Balance – Non-vestibular
Functional Mobility
Gait
Assessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomes
Administration Mode
Paper & Pencil
Cost
Free
Diagnosis/Conditions
- Brain Injury Recovery
- Cerebral Palsy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Pain Management
- Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders
- Pulmonary Disorders
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke Recovery
- Vestibular Disorders
- 17-item survey with four sub-categories (Talbot et al., 2005)
- Activities prior to falling:
1) Ambulation
2) Transferring
3) Running
4) Sports
5) Stairs/Curb
6) Other
- Perceived causes - Accident/environmental-related:
1) Collapse episode
2) Dizziness/vertigo
3) Balance/gait impairment
4) Other
- Perceived causes - Environmental factors:
1) Wet surface
2) Uneven surface/steps
3) Objects on surface/rugs
4) External forces
5) Icy surfaces
6) Other
- Injuries sustained from fall:
1) Fractures
2) Treated injury
3) Untreated injury
4) No injury
- None (non-instrumented) or video goggles (vHIT)
Required Training
No Training
Instrument Reviewers
Initially reviewed by Suzanne O’Neal, PT, DPT, NCS & the PD EDGE task Force of the Neurology Section of the APTA.
ICF Domain
Body Function
Activity
Environment
Measurement Domain
Activities of Daily Living
Motor
Professional Association Recommendation
Recommendations for use of the instrument from the Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Multiple Sclerosis Taskforce (MSEDGE), Parkinson’s Taskforce (PD EDGE), Spinal Cord Injury Taskforce (PD EDGE), Stroke Taskforce (StrokEDGE), Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce (TBI EDGE), and Vestibular Taskforce (Vestibular EDGE) are listed below. These recommendations were developed by a panel of research and clinical experts using a modified Delphi process.
For detailed information about how recommendations were made, please visit:
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Abbreviations:
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HR
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Highly Recommend
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R
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Recommend
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LS / UR
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Reasonable to use, but limited study in target group / Unable to Recommend
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NR
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Not Recommended
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Recommendations Based on Parkinson Disease Hoehn and Yahr stage:
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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PD EDGE
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Recommendations for entry-level physical therapy education and use in research:
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Students should learn to administer this tool? (Y/N)
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Students should be exposed to tool? (Y/N)
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Appropriate for use in intervention research studies? (Y/N)
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Is additional research warranted for this tool (Y/N)
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PD EDGE
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No
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No
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No
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Not reported
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Considerations
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