Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Nur Syafiqa Binti Mohd Nawi1, Intan Idiana Hassan1, Wong Weng Kin1, Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rohim2, Kamariah Abdul Jalil2 , Mazeni Ismail3
1 School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin,20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
3. Faculty of Education, College PolyTech MARA Kota Bharu, 15050 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Corresponding Author:
Intan Idiana Hassan, PhD
Email: intanidiana@usm.my
Vol 17, No 10 ( 2022 ) | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7157179 | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no:1470-1486 | Published on: 07-10-2022
Abstract
Introduction: Fall has become one of the main health problems as it has been the second leading cause of unintentional injury that leads to death after road traffic injury and fall happen to occur at any place including the hospital. The elderly are the most at risk for falls as their physiological ageing process is related to a decline in health, including bone strength, gait and balance problems. This study was conducted to determine knowledge on fall risk factor and practice used in preventing fall in elderly among nurses in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM). It also determines the association between the level of knowledge of fall risk factors and the level of practise on fall prevention toward elderly patients among staff nurses in Hospital USM. Methods: The questionnaire in the study consist of 16 questions regarding fall risk factor and four questions on practice in preventing fall. A total of 55 participants were provided with a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 16 items relating to fall risk factors and four questions on fall prevention practices. Then, descriptive statistics and Fisher’s Exact Test was used to analyse the data collected in the present study. Results: The result revealed that nurses’ knowledge of fall risk factors and practice in fall prevention is above average. It shows that nurses have good knowledge and practice in handling fall in the ward. There is no significant association between socio-demographic data and level of knowledge. There is also no significant association between level of knowledge and practice, although the result shows that nurses with a good level of knowledge have a good level of practice. Conclusion: In conclusion, most of the nurses have good knowledge about fall risk factors and preventive measures as their scoring on this matter was at the above-average level. Hence, it should be persistent and achieve excellent fall management with zero cases of falls.
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