Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: A systematic review
Objectives: This review aims to identify types of the existing fall prevention education (FPE) and their effectiveness in promoting fall risk awareness, knowledge and preventive fall behaviour change among community-dwelling older people. Background: FPE is a cost-effective and helpful tool for r...
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| Language: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
2021
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36273/1/Ong%20Mei%20Fong.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36273/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jonm.13434 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
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| Summary: | Objectives: This review aims to identify types of the existing fall prevention
education (FPE) and their effectiveness in promoting fall risk awareness, knowledge
and preventive fall behaviour change among community-dwelling older people.
Background: FPE is a cost-effective and helpful tool for reducing fall occurrences.
Evaluation: This is a systematic review study using electronic searches via
EBSCOHost® platform, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar in March 2021.
The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021232102). The
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)
statement flow chart guided the search strategy. Articles published from January
2010 to March 2021 were included for quality appraisal using the ‘Transparent
Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs’ (TREND) and the
‘Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials’ (CONSORT) statement for randomised
controlled trial studies.
Key issues: Six FPE studies selected emphasised on personal health status, exercise
and environmental risk factors. These studies reported an increase in fall risk
awareness or knowledge and a positive change in fall preventive behaviours. Two
studies included nurses as educators in FPE.
Conclusion: FPE evidently improved awareness or knowledge and preventive fall
behaviour change among older adults. Nurses are in great potential in planning and
providing FPE for older adults in community settings.
Implications for Nursing Management: Expand nurses’ roles in fall prevention
programmes in community settings by using high-quality and evidence-based
educational tools. Highlight the nurse’s role and collaborative management in FPE. |
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