Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey
Purpose Falls are a common cause of unintentional injuries in infants. This study was conducted to examine the patterns of healthcare utilization following infant falls in South Korea. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized an online survey designed to gather information regarding t...
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| description | Purpose Falls are a common cause of unintentional injuries in infants. This study was conducted to examine the patterns of healthcare utilization following infant falls in South Korea. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized an online survey designed to gather information regarding the general characteristics of parents and infants, fall-related variables, and healthcare use. Results The most serious falls identified by parents occurred at an average infant age of 6.97 months. Most fall incidents took place indoors (95.7%), and many occurred under the supervision of caregivers (68.0%). Following the fall, 36.4% of the participants used healthcare services. Logistic regression analysis revealed that healthcare use following an infant fall was significantly associated with being a firstborn child (odds ratio [OR]=5.32, 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.19-15.28) and falling from a caregiver's arms (OR=4.22; 95% CI, 1.45-13.68). Conclusion To prevent and decrease the frequency of infant falls, improvements are needed in both the domestic environment and parenting approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7eb4087dbe284603afc07c41aae24d872023-11-08T23:27:13ZengKorean Academy of Child Health NursingChild Health Nursing Research2287-91102287-91292023-10-0129425225910.4094/chnr.2023.29.4.2521814Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online surveySoo-Yeon Han0Cho Hee Kim1 Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Bucheon University, Bucheon, Korea Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, KoreaPurpose Falls are a common cause of unintentional injuries in infants. This study was conducted to examine the patterns of healthcare utilization following infant falls in South Korea. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized an online survey designed to gather information regarding the general characteristics of parents and infants, fall-related variables, and healthcare use. Results The most serious falls identified by parents occurred at an average infant age of 6.97 months. Most fall incidents took place indoors (95.7%), and many occurred under the supervision of caregivers (68.0%). Following the fall, 36.4% of the participants used healthcare services. Logistic regression analysis revealed that healthcare use following an infant fall was significantly associated with being a firstborn child (odds ratio [OR]=5.32, 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.19-15.28) and falling from a caregiver's arms (OR=4.22; 95% CI, 1.45-13.68). Conclusion To prevent and decrease the frequency of infant falls, improvements are needed in both the domestic environment and parenting approaches.http://www.e-chnr.org/upload/pdf/chnr-29-4-252.pdfaccidental fallsaccident preventioninfantdelivery of health care |
| spellingShingle | Soo-Yeon Han Cho Hee Kim Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey Child Health Nursing Research accidental falls accident prevention infant delivery of health care |
| title | Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey |
| title_full | Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey |
| title_short | Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey |
| title_sort | factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in south korea a cross sectional online survey |
| topic | accidental falls accident prevention infant delivery of health care |
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