[Clinical classification of fall risk using visually obtained information at a memory clinic].

Aim: There are few studies concerning the classification of fall risk by nurses without established fall risk assessment tools. In the present study, clinical classification of fall risk using visually obtained information was compared with the assessment of fall risk in order to evaluate the rationale and validity of the clinical classification of fall risk by nurses.

Methods: New patients who visited the center of comprehensive care and research for memory disorders at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology were enrolled in the present study.