Effectiveness Of Fall Prevention Multimedia Program On Fall Risk And Self Efficacy Among Elderly Patients Of Selected Hospitals Of H.P.

Abstract

Introduction: An incident that causes a person to descend to the floor, ground, or another lower level is referred to as a fall. A patient fall is defined as an unplanned descent to the floor with or without injury to the patient" The aim of study was to reduce the fall-risk and improve the self-efficacy of elderly patients

Methods: Quasi-experimental non- randomized pre-test, post- test control group design) was adopted. Non-probability Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 elderly patients who were admitted in selected hospitals of H.P. MORSE and Self-efficacy tools were used to assess the fall risk and self-efficacy of the elderly patients. Fall prevention multimedia program intervention was used and post-test was conducted.

Results: Results showed that in experimental group, 96.6% of elderly patients were at high risk of fall who were reduced to 66.6% after post-test, whereas in control group fall risk was reduced from 93.3% to only86.6% among elderly patients. In experimental group mean value of fall risk decreased from 81 to 55.33. Whereas in control group mean value of fall risk was reduced from 81 to 69.83. In experimental group mean value of self-efficacy was improved from 67.0 to 55.2, whereas in control group mean value of self-efficacy was improved from 62.43 to 59.66. The calculated ‘t’ value, in fall risk assessment for experimental group after post-test was 17.25 and in control group it was 21.05 showing significant association at p>0.05. The calculated ‘t’ value, in self-efficacy assessment for experimental group after post-test was 21.05 and in control group it was 31.62 showing significant association at p> 0.05.

Conclusions: The study’s finding stated that the fall prevention multimedia program was effective in reducing fall risk and improving self-efficacy among experimental group of elderly patients.