Trial reportBMC geriatrics2022
Effects of teach-back health education (TBHE) based on WeChat mini-programs in preventing falls at home for urban older adults in China: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Effectiveness of Mobile Health Application-Based Interventions for Fall Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological and educational interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Comparing the Efficacy of 2 WeChat Mini Programs in Reducing Nonmarital Heterosexual Contact by Male Factory Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Effect of Continuous Nursing Based on IKAP Theory on Periodontal Indicators and Self-Management Ability of Patients With Periodontal Disease.International dental journal · 2026Review
- Psychoeducation for fall prevention among community-dwelling older people: A scoping review.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of teach-back health education combined with high-quality nursing in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving anticoagulant treatment.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The Impact of Online Interactive Platform Services on Oral Health Behaviors in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Improving access to cardiovascular care for 1.4 billion people in China using telehealth.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of the teach-back method on the health status of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a real-world community-based cluster-randomized controlled trial.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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- Evaluation of the smoking cessation effects of QuitAction, a smartphone WeChat platform.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls are common among adults aged 60 years and older because of physiological changes. Most falls in older adults occur most often at home. Coupled with the lack of awareness and knowledge of preventing falls, the proportion of injuries and deaths among older adults due to falls is increasing yearly. Our study developed a WeChat mini-program for urban elderly to implement teach-back health education (TBHE) that a repeated cycle process of health education, assessment, and re-education in preventing falls at home.
objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the application effect of the TBHE-based WeChat mini-program on health education knowledge for fall prevention at home for urban older adults.
designA single-blinded, two-arm parallel-group, randomized controlled trial was conducted.
settingThree residential communities, named Hot Spring Apartment, Hualinyuan, and Dongtang Community in Gulou District, Fuzhou, China.
participantsParticipants were older adults recruited from communities in Fuzhou from January to March 2021.
methodsFifty-nine participants agreed to participate and were assigned randomly to the intervention group (n = 29) or the control group receiving traditional health education (n = 30). Each participant in the intervention group received twice a week for a total of 8 weeks of health education interventions performed by the first author that she is intervenor according to specific themes. The trial statistician, recruiters, and participants were blinded to group allocation. The intervenor (first author) was blinded to the study hypotheses. To evaluate the effects of the intervention, we assessed participants' knowledge total score and scores of physiology and disease; drug application; mental, cognitive, and spiritual well-being; lifestyle; and house environment at baseline and 1-week post-intervention and compared scores between two groups. A two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was conducted to examine the effects of time, group, and their interaction.
resultsThere was a significant difference in knowledge of house environment (p = 0.003) between the two groups. Within groups, total and five dimensions knowledge scores had a significant difference (p < 0.001). Moreover, interaction effects were significant on drug application (p = 0.012) and mental, cognitive, and spiritual well-being (p = 0.015).
conclusionsThe TBHE can improve knowledge on fall prevention at home among urban older adults. The TBHE based on the WeChat mini-program could enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of being educated among urban older adults.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Register: ChiCTR2100052946 ; reg date: 06/11/2021.
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