ArticleBMC geriatrics2020
Education interventions for health professionals on falls prevention in health care settings: a 10-year scoping review.
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- Beyond patient education: fall prevention knowledge, health literacy, and implementation gaps in Chinese hospitals-a patient-caregiver study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Features of effective hospital fall prevention trials: an intervention component analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Enhancing knowledge, attitude, and perceptions towards fall prevention among older adults: a pharmacist-led intervention in a primary healthcare clinic, Gemas, Malaysia.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Nursing Interventions to Empower Family Caregivers to Manage the Risk of Falling in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Nurses' perspectives on inpatient falls in a large academic hospital in South Africa.Curationis · 2023Article
- Staff knowledge, attitudes and confidence levels for fall preventions in older person long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Observational Prospective Study to Determine the Efficacy of 'Non-Slip Socks' vs. 'Adequate Footwear' Regarding the Number of Falls Observed among Admitted Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls in hospitals are a major risk to patient safety. Health professional education has the potential to be an important aspect of falls prevention interventions. This scoping review was designed to investigate the extent of falls prevention education interventions available for health professionals, and to determine the quality of reporting.
methodA five stage scoping review process was followed based on Arksey and O'Malley's framework and refined by the Joanna Briggs Institute Methodology for JBI Scoping Reviews. Five online databases identified papers published from January 2008 until May 2019. Papers were independently screened by two reviewers, and data extracted and analysed using a quality reporting framework.
resultsThirty-nine publications were included. Interventions included formal methods of educational delivery (for example, didactic lectures, video presentations), interactive learning activities, experiential learning, supported learning such as coaching, and written learning material. Few studies employed comprehensive education design principles. None used a reporting framework to plan, evaluate, and document the outcomes of educational interventions.
conclusionsAlthough health professional education is recognised as important for falls prevention, no uniform education design principles have been utilised in research published to date, despite commonly reported program objectives. Standardised reporting of education programs has the potential to improve the quality of clinical practice and allow studies to be compared and evaluated for effectiveness across healthcare settings.
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