The Falls Handicap Inventory (FHI) is a simple questionnaire for measuring the impact of falling on a person's life. This can be used for initial assessment and to monitor a patient over time to determine the effectiveness of interventions for reducing fall risk. The authors are from Whittington Hospital in London and the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands.
The instrument consists of 18 questions.
Responses
Points
yes
4
sometimes
2
no
0
total score =
= SUM(points for all 18 items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 72
• The higher the score the greater the level of disability.
Performance:
• Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.82
• Test retest reliability showed an r value of 0.96.
• Correlates well with Katz's ADL.
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