Implementing falls prevention patient education in hospitals - older people's views on barriers and enablers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

World falls guidelines recommend that hospitalised older patients receive individualised falls prevention education, yet no studies have sought older people's feedback on how best to deliver falls prevention education in hospitals. The objective of the study was to explore the perspectives of older people and their caregivers about barriers and enablers to implementation of a tailored hospital falls education program.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive design was used. Three focus groups and 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted. A purposive sample of older people who had previous hospital admissions and caregivers of older people were selected to review a co-designed patient falls education program (the revised Safe Recovery program). They provided feedback

SUBMITTER: Hill AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11389421 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature