Interprofessional education to implement patient falls education in hospitals: Lessons learned.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to design, deliver and evaluate an interprofessional education programme for healthcare professionals on how to implement a modified version of the safe recovery programme to prevent falls in hospitalized patients.

Design

Mixed methods design incorporating pre- and post education surveys and individual semi-structured interviews.

Methods

Thirty-four health professional participants attended a 1-h face-to-face or Zoom® interprofessional education session to learn how to deliver an evidence-based patient falls prevention education strategy, the modified Safe Recovery Programme.

Results

A 1-hour education session was insufficient to build full confidence to deliver the Safe Recovery Programme. There was no statistically significant ch

SUBMITTER: Shaw L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9748046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature