Hendrich II Fall Risk Model
Hendrich II Fall Risk Model (Hendrich 2003): confusion/disorientation/impulsivity (4), symptomatic depression (2), altered elimination, dizziness, male sex, antiepileptic, benzodiazepine, and the get-up-and-go test; >= 5 is high fall risk.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Get-up-and-go test
- Able to rise in single movement (0)
Result: Hendrich II 0: below the Hendrich 2003 high-risk cutoff (>=5).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- <5
- Not high fall risk.
- >=5
- High fall risk.
What you enter
- Confusion / disorientation / impulsivity (4)
- Symptomatic depression (2)
- Altered elimination (1)
- Dizziness / vertigo (1)
- Male sex (1)
- Prescribed antiepileptic (2)
- Prescribed benzodiazepine (1)
- Get-up-and-go test (able 0 / pushes-up 1 / needs-help 3 / unable 4)
How this is calculated
Hendrich AL, Bender PS, Nyhuis A. Validation of the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model: a large concurrent case/control study of hospitalized patients. Appl Nurs Res. 2003;16(1):9-21. Read the source ↗
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