Factors influencing the self-awareness of falls in hospitalized older adults: a Q method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recognizing the risk of falls is crucial for fall prevention among hospitalized older adults. However, awareness of fall risk in this population is generally poor. There is also a lack of research exploring the factors influencing their fall risk awareness from the patients' subjective perspective.

Methods

Hospitalized patients aged 60 years or older were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Tianjin, China. Participants completed a Q-sorting task in which they ranked 34 statements regarding factors potentially influencing fall awareness. Following the sorting activity, post-sorting interviews were conducted to explore the reasoning behind their rankings and to further assess the factors shaping fall self-awareness. Principal component factor extraction was employ

SUBMITTER: Miao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12846958 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature