Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2013 Jun;16(1):55-62.

Factors Associated with Nurses' Activities for Hospital Fall Prevention

• Lee IK
• Choi JY

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affected with nurses' prevention activity against hospital fall.
METHODS
The data were collected from 325 nurses at C University Hospital in G City by using the structured questionnaires from February 21, 2011 to March 12, 2011. The data were analyzed by stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
The main factor associated with prevention activity against hospital fall was the attitude towards hospital fall (beta=.26, p<.001), the next one was the educational level (beta=.16, p=.002), and the last one was the frequency of fall prevention education (beta=.14, p=.009). The all factors could explain 11.1% of the variance in the nurses' prevention activities against hospital fall.
CONCLUSION
Hospital managers need to make hospital culture to enhance the nurse's positive attitude about hospital fall prevention. In addition, educators need to develop educational programs including hospital fall prevention through academic curriculum and continuing education.

Keyword

Accidental falls; Accident prevention; Risk factors

MeSH Terms

Accident Prevention
Accidental Falls
Curriculum
Education, Continuing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Risk Factors