Effects of Telling older adults about the Home Safety Assessment for Elderly to Fall Prevention
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The objective of this study aimed to examine the effectiveness of telling older adults about the home safety self-assessment to prevent falls in community-dwelling. This study was quasi-experimental research. The population was elderly, aged 65 years and over who lived in Nakhamin sub-district, Phon Sawan district, Nakhon Phanom province for 927 persons in total. Calculate the sample size using G*Power, a sample size of at least 30 persons per group. The sample group was selected by purposive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected using questionnaires for evaluate the effectiveness of telling in the experimental group received a home safety self-assessment and was given advice on improving the safe environment every week for a period of eight weeks. Falls data were collected every week until the end of eight weeks, while the control group received usual care. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare falls before and after the experiment. Repeated measure analysis of variance was used to compare results between experiments The results of the study found that 1) The area where falls were most common within the home in the bathroom area. The cause of the fall was due to the wet floor 2) The average number of falls in the experimental group, there was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between before and after the experiment period. The average number of falls in the control group and the experimental group was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) at weeks 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Therefore, encouraging family members to use guidelines for evaluating the environment and improving it to be an age-friendly environment will increase safety and prevent falls in the elderly.
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