Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review

Background: Falls are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older people with dementia due to declining physical and cognitive abilities, exposing to high fall risk. Informal Caregivers play a crucial role in fall prevention care and their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding...

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Main Authors: Nedunsaliyan, Sankari, Ashari, Asmidawati, Ibrahim, Rahimah, Naidu, Thamayanthi
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109030/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1090302024-10-14T04:16:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109030/ Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review Nedunsaliyan, Sankari Ashari, Asmidawati Ibrahim, Rahimah Naidu, Thamayanthi Background: Falls are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older people with dementia due to declining physical and cognitive abilities, exposing to high fall risk. Informal Caregivers play a crucial role in fall prevention care and their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding fall prevention are vital for reducing fall risks. Evaluating caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices in fall prevention benefits overall care for the recipients. Objective: To identify knowledge, attitudes and practices of informal Caregivers on fall prevention among older person with Dementia and the instruments used to access it. Methods: The Arksey and O’Malley (2005) framework for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines was adapted. Three databases were included in the search for articles from 2013 to 2023. Two independent reviewers conducted study selection, article screening and data extraction. Extracted data summarised according to study aim. Results: Among the 280 analysed articles, only five were relevant to our review. Five articles assessed knowledge, four assessed attitude, and three included practices related to fall prevention. However, none of the articles reported the exact instruments used for assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice. Conclusion: Key findings indicate low knowledge on fall prevention among Informal Caregivers, although they hold a positive attitude. There is a lack of practice and a multidomain approach to fall prevention. Professional references are limited, and no valid instrument to assess caregivers' knowledge, attitude and practice in preventing falls among older persons with dementia. Recommendation: Future research should focus on psychoeducation in fall prevention involving Informal Caregivers and a multidomain approach. Developing a valid instrument is essential for evaluating intervention effectiveness. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023-11-22 Article PeerReviewed Nedunsaliyan, Sankari and Ashari, Asmidawati and Ibrahim, Rahimah and Naidu, Thamayanthi (2023) Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (11). pp. 1339-1364. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/19482/Knowledge-Attitude-Practice-on-Fall-Prevention-among-Informal-Caregivers-of-Older-Person-with-Dementia-A-Scoping-Review 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i11/19482
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description Background: Falls are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older people with dementia due to declining physical and cognitive abilities, exposing to high fall risk. Informal Caregivers play a crucial role in fall prevention care and their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding fall prevention are vital for reducing fall risks. Evaluating caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices in fall prevention benefits overall care for the recipients. Objective: To identify knowledge, attitudes and practices of informal Caregivers on fall prevention among older person with Dementia and the instruments used to access it. Methods: The Arksey and O’Malley (2005) framework for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines was adapted. Three databases were included in the search for articles from 2013 to 2023. Two independent reviewers conducted study selection, article screening and data extraction. Extracted data summarised according to study aim. Results: Among the 280 analysed articles, only five were relevant to our review. Five articles assessed knowledge, four assessed attitude, and three included practices related to fall prevention. However, none of the articles reported the exact instruments used for assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice. Conclusion: Key findings indicate low knowledge on fall prevention among Informal Caregivers, although they hold a positive attitude. There is a lack of practice and a multidomain approach to fall prevention. Professional references are limited, and no valid instrument to assess caregivers' knowledge, attitude and practice in preventing falls among older persons with dementia. Recommendation: Future research should focus on psychoeducation in fall prevention involving Informal Caregivers and a multidomain approach. Developing a valid instrument is essential for evaluating intervention effectiveness.
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author Nedunsaliyan, Sankari
Ashari, Asmidawati
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Naidu, Thamayanthi
spellingShingle Nedunsaliyan, Sankari
Ashari, Asmidawati
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Naidu, Thamayanthi
Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review
author_facet Nedunsaliyan, Sankari
Ashari, Asmidawati
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Naidu, Thamayanthi
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title Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review
title_short Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review
title_full Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review
title_sort knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109030/
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