Interdisciplinary Fall Prevention Education in the Community: Nurses Making an Impact.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Journal of gerontological nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI:10.3928/00989134-20250218-03

Carmen R Stephens, Kelly A Henrichs, Sophia M Centi, Bryan McNair, Aimee Luna, Dora K Cheung

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this 8-week interdisciplinary educational program was to provide evidence-based fall prevention information to adults aged ≥65 years residing in an assisted living community.

Method: Eight 1-hour sessions on fall education were performed by interdisciplinary experts at an assisted living community. Control and intervention groups completed four assessments at baseline and completion of the program.

Results: Both groups had decreased Timed Up and Go (TUG) and Fear of Falling scores. The intervention group had increased scores on the knowledge of falling questionnaire, whereas the control group had decreased scores, indicating the education was effective in increasing knowledge of falls. Although not statistically significant, these results are clinically significant and reveal the positive effects of the interdisciplinary program.

Conclusion: Fall prevention education was successful in increasing older adults' knowledge about fall risk factors. There were decreases in TUG and Fear of Falling scores, revealing a positive impact of the program. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, xx(xx), xx-xx.].

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跨学科预防跌倒教育在社区：护士的影响。

目的：这个为期8周的跨学科教育项目的目的是为居住在辅助生活社区的年龄≥65岁的成年人提供基于证据的跌倒预防信息。方法：在一个辅助生活社区，由跨学科专家进行8次1小时的秋季教育。对照组和干预组在基线和项目完成时完成了四项评估。结果：两组的拔高时间（拔高时间）和得分恐惧均有所降低。干预组在跌倒知识问卷得分提高，对照组在跌倒知识问卷得分降低，说明教育在提高跌倒知识方面是有效的。虽然没有统计学意义，但这些结果具有临床意义，并揭示了跨学科计划的积极作用。结论：预防跌倒教育能有效提高老年人对跌倒危险因素的认识。TUG和对分数下降的恐惧有所下降，显示出该计划的积极影响。老年护理杂志，xx(xx), xx-xx。

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Journal of gerontological nursing 医学-护理

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

7.70%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Gerontological Nursing is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal publishing clinically relevant original articles on the practice of gerontological nursing across the continuum of care in a variety of health care settings, for more than 40 years.