Lack of Fall Prevention Education in Patients Experiencing Fall-Related Hip Fracture: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We aimed to describe patient awareness regarding fall prevention and education, perceived causes of falls, and changes in attitude after experiencing a fall through interviews with older Korean patients who experienced falls with resultant hip fractures.

Materials and methods

We conducted face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews with 11 patients who were admitted to Kangbuk Samsung Hospital for hip fractures caused by falls and were referred to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine for postsurgical rehabilitation between June 2022 and June 2023. The data were analyzed using the phenomenological method developed by Colaizzi.

Results

Before hip fracture, none of the patients had received fall prevention education or perceived its necessity; howe

SUBMITTER: Hwang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456175 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature