Development of the Home Fall Hazard Checklist

Table 1

Comparison of currently published home fall hazard checklists.

Checklist	Population	Number of items	Strengths	Limitations
The Check for Safety [42]	Older adults	17	Provides suggestions to further prevent falls; Provides additional safety tips	No evidence on usability
The Safe at Home Checklist [43]	Older adults	Unknown	Unknown	Administered by occupational therapists; Cannot access online
The Save Living Guide [44]	Adults	70	Moderate reliability (0.509)	Administered by occupational therapists
Home Safety Self-Assessment Tool [34]	Adults	64	High content validity (0.98), test-retest reliability (0.97), and interrater reliability (0.89)	Not comprehensive, missing items related to garage; Requires occupational therapy consult
Home Screen [37]	Older adults	12	Psychometric properties assessed, with good construct validity and reliability	Administered by community nurses