Condition 1: Fall involving bed. Condition 2: Fall involving wheelchair, Fall involving chair. Condition 3: other fall on same level. Fall from bed Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Patients with high risk of falls as intervention group before and after intervention.
Sponsors
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hospital stay of at least 4 days Morse risk score above 25
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Morse risk score lower than 25 Patients' unconsciousness Patients' Unwillingness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients' knowledge about patient falls. Timepoint: Before patient education and 7 days after training. Method of measurement: Using a valid questionnaire consisting of 20 items with three options of correct, false and do not know about patient knowledge to prevent falls.;Self-efficacy of patients to prevent patient falls. Timepoint: Before patient education and 7 days after training. Method of measurement: A validated 15-item questionnaire on self-efficacy for preventive falls with a four-choice Likert scale.;Number of patient falls in six months. Timepoint: At the end of intervention (end of September). Method of measurement: Based on the patient fall data recorded in the hospital information system. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactzahra chegini
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed