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 redu...

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Main Authors: Mei, Fong Ng, Soh, Kim Lam, Saimon, Rosalia, Wai, Myint Wai, Mortell, Manfred, Soh, Kim Geok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97303/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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author Mei, Fong Ng
Soh, Kim Lam
Saimon, Rosalia
Wai, Myint Wai
Mortell, Manfred
Soh, Kim Geok
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Soh, Kim Lam
Saimon, Rosalia
Wai, Myint Wai
Mortell, Manfred
Soh, Kim Geok
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description 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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spelling upm.eprints-973032022-09-12T08:36:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97303/ Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review Mei, Fong Ng Soh, Kim Lam Saimon, Rosalia Wai, Myint Wai Mortell, Manfred Soh, Kim Geok 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. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97303/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Mei, Fong Ng and Soh, Kim Lam and Saimon, Rosalia and Wai, Myint Wai and Mortell, Manfred and Soh, Kim Geok (2021) Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review. Journal of Nursing Management, 29 (8). 2674 - 2688. ISSN 0966-0429; ESSN: 1365-2834 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jonm.13434 10.1111/jonm.13434
spellingShingle Mei, Fong Ng
Soh, Kim Lam
Saimon, Rosalia
Wai, Myint Wai
Mortell, Manfred
Soh, Kim Geok
Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review
title Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review
title_full Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review
title_fullStr Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review
title_short Fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review
title_sort fall prevention education to reduce fall risk among community dwelling older persons a systematic review
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97303/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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