Aim
To explore the effect of a fall prevention strategy on older patients based on the Patient Engagement Framework.
Design
A longitudinal quasi‐experimental quantitative design.
Methods
Older patients who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from geriatric, oncology, neurology and cardiology departments of a teaching general hospital in China. Development of a fall prevention intervention strategy for older patients was based on the Patient Engagement Framework. Patients in the intervention group were given this fall prevention strategy (N = 58), and those in the control group were given conventional measures (N = 58). The following indicators were compared between the two groups after intervention:
(a) number of falls; (b) Knowledge‐Attitude‐Practice (KAP) score;
(c) Modified Fall Efficacy Scale score.
Results
After the implementation of an intervention strategy in older patients, the number of falls decreased from 3 to 0; the score of KAP and Modified Fall Efficacy Scale was promoted (p < .05).
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