Ott Lynda Dee
Valdosta State University College of Nursing & Health Sciences Valdosta Georgia USA.
Nurs Open. 2018 Jun 19;5(4):567-574. doi: 10.1002/nop2.165. eCollection 2018 Oct.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a fall prevention educational session on fall risk knowledge, use of fall prevention interventions and the number of falls in community-dwelling older persons attending physical therapy.
This pilot study used a mixed method design consisting of a quantitative pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design followed by a qualitative interview.
An educational intervention was given with pre- and posttest questionnaires to determine the outcome measures of: (a) fall risk knowledge; (b) number of participants implementing fall prevention techniques; and (c) the number of falls sustained for 60 days post the educational sessions. The Health Belief Model served as the theoretical underpinnings for development and presentation of two educational sessions.
Eight of 20 participants completed the fall prevention educational sessions and subsequent evaluation. An increase in fall risk knowledge (=0.031) and implementation of fall prevention techniques was noted. One fall was sustained 60 days after therapy discharge.
本研究旨在评估预防跌倒教育课程对社区中接受物理治疗的老年人的跌倒风险知识、预防跌倒干预措施的使用情况以及跌倒次数的影响。
本试点研究采用混合方法设计，包括定量的前测-后测准实验设计，随后进行定性访谈。
进行了一项教育干预，并使用前后测问卷来确定以下结果指标：（a）跌倒风险知识；（b）实施预防跌倒技术的参与者数量；（c）教育课程结束后60天内发生的跌倒次数。健康信念模型作为两次教育课程开发和呈现的理论基础。
20名参与者中有8人完成了预防跌倒教育课程及后续评估。跌倒风险知识（=0.031）有所增加，预防跌倒技术的实施情况也有所改善。出院后60天内发生了1次跌倒。
