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Implementing falls prevention patient education in hospitals - older people’s views on barriers and enablers
BMC nursing, Vol.23(1), 633
2024
Abstract
Background
World falls guidelines recommend that hospitalised older patients receive individualised falls prevention education, yet no studies have sought older people’s feedback on how best to deliver falls prevention education in hospitals. The objective of the study was to explore the perspectives of older people and their caregivers about barriers and enablers to implementation of a tailored hospital falls education program.
Methods
A qualitative descriptive design was used. Three focus groups and 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted. A purposive sample of older people who had previous hospital admissions and caregivers of older people were selected to review a co-designed patient falls education program (the revised Safe Recovery program). They provided feedback on how to implement the program in hospital settings. Data were thematically analysed taking an deductive-inductive approach.
Results
Participants were 37 older people [female n = 24 (64.9%), age range 64 to 89 years] and nine caregivers (female n = 8). The first theme was that the Safe Recovery Program resources were of high quality, enabling strong patient engagement and increased knowledge and awareness about falls prevention in hospitals. The second theme identified practical strategies to enable program delivery in hospital wards. The key enablers identified were: timing of delivery around wellness and the patient’s mobility; tailoring messages for each older patient; key staff members being assigned to lead program delivery. Participants recommended that staff assist older patients to set appropriate behavioural goals in relation to preventing falls in hospitals. They also recommended that staff raise older patients’ confidence and motivation to take action to reduce the risk of falls. Providing resources in other languages and alternative shorter versions was recommended to enable broad dissemination.
Conclusions
Older people and their caregivers advised that implementing falls education in hospitals can be enabled by using high quality resources, delivering falls education in a timely manner and personalising the education and support to individual needs.
Details
- Title
- Implementing falls prevention patient education in hospitals - older people’s views on barriers and enablers
- Authors/Creators
- Anne-Marie HillJ. Francis-CoadS. VazM. E. Morris - La Trobe UniversityL. Flicker - The University of Western AustraliaT. Weselman - The University of Western AustraliaJ. A. Hang - The University of Western Australia
- Publication Details
- BMC nursing, Vol.23(1), 633
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd unless otherwise stated. Part of Springer Nature.
- Identifiers
- 991005701566607891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2024.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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