Knowledge, Attitudes on Fall and Awareness of Hospitalized Patient’s Fall Risk Factors Among the Nurses Working in Tertiary Care Hospitals.

James, Kavin Mozhi; Ravikumar, Divya; Myneni, Sindhura; Sivagnanam, Poonguzhali; Chellapandian, Poongodi; Manickaraj, Rejili Grace Joy; Sargunan, Yuvasree; Kamineni, Sai Ravi Teja; Surapaneni, Krishna Mohan

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-28988/v1

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“…The current findings also reported that physiotherapy students with no working experience had a higher knowledge of the risk factors for falls. A study in India reported that working nurses had low knowledge levels despite receiving fall prevention education [37]. Moreover, health workers reported low knowledge levels regarding fall incidences [37].…”

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“…A study in India reported that working nurses had low knowledge levels despite receiving fall prevention education [37]. Moreover, health workers reported low knowledge levels regarding fall incidences [37]. The speculation could be made that full-time students had more time to equip themselves with knowledge than part-time counterparts who had other commitments in life.…”

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Knowledge of falls risk factors in older adults among physiotherapy students in Malaysia

Zulaikha

Justine

Joanny

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INTRODUCTION: Knowledge of the risk factors for falls is necessary for the prevention of falls in older adults. This study aimed to identify the levels of knowledge of the risk factors of falls among physiotherapy students in Malaysia. METHODS: A total of 239 physiotherapy students from seven institutions completed a two-section questionnaire about their sociodemographic information and knowledge regarding risk factors for falls (balance/gait disorders, muscle weakness, environmental hazards, postural hypotension, sensory/perceptive deceptive, multiple medications, impaired cognitive and foot/footwear problems) that were answered on a Likert scale ranging from “Not very important (1)” to “Very important (5)”. RESULTS: Analysis indicated that only two factors scored means of > 4, namely balance/gait disorders and muscle weakness, with 82.8% and 65.7% responded “very important”, respectively. The factors with the lowest means were postural hypotension (3.41±1.40) and multiple medications (2.97±1.21), in which the majority of the participants responded as “somewhat unimportant” or “moderately important. Students studying full-time and those with no working experience were significantly better than part-time students and those with working experience, respectively, in the level of knowledge of risk factors of falls (Both p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that physiotherapy students in Malaysia may have insufficient knowledge about the risk factors of falls as all factors should be deemed very important. The higher education providers should design a comprehensive curriculum considering all factors, especially postural hypotension and multiple medications.

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Knowledge of falls risk factors in older adults among physiotherapy students in Malaysia

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Justine

Joanny

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Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Patient Falls in Intensive Care Unit (Icu) of Selected Hospitals Kamrup (M), Assam: A Descriptive Study.

Lakiang¹,

Das²,

Saikia³

2022

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Patient falls are the most common adverse event in hospital. Falls in hospitals are the most frequently reported incidents among all safety incidents To assess knowledge, attitude and practices of Aims: nurses regarding patient falls in ICU. Methodology: Descriptive research design was undertaken on 140 nurses by using convenience sampling technique. Participants were selected on the basis of inclusion criteria. Structured knowledge questionnaires, 5-point Likert scale and inventory checklist were used to assess knowledge, attitude and practices. The data was collected and analysed in terms of descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority 61.5% Results: had moderately adequate knowledge with mean score 13.82±2.95, 60% had moderately favorable attitude with mean score of 50.59±5.99 and 95.7% of nurses had adequate practice with the mean score of 15.84±3.84. There is weak positive correlation between knowledge and attitude (r=0.072), between knowledge and practices (r=0.047), between attitude and practices (r=0.021). There was signicant association between knowledge with working experience (2=16.420, p=0.012), attitude with gender (2=4.752, p=0.029), and practice with gender (2=12.182, p=0.002). Keeping in view the ndings, it is recommended that regular incentive programs Conclusions: , training and in-service education to improve nurses' knowledge, attitude and practices regarding patient safety and patient falls should be done in these areas.

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Knowledge, Attitudes on Fall and Awareness of Hospitalized Patient’s Fall Risk Factors Among the Nurses Working in Tertiary Care Hospitals.

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Knowledge of falls risk factors in older adults among physiotherapy students in Malaysia

Knowledge of falls risk factors in older adults among physiotherapy students in Malaysia

Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Patient Falls in Intensive Care Unit (Icu) of Selected Hospitals Kamrup (M), Assam: A Descriptive Study.

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