The relationship between the risk of falling and fear of falling among aged hospitalized patients

  Background & Aim: Identifying aged people at risk of falls in hospitals is particularly important for the prevention of falls. A review of the literature revealed that the association of falls and fear of falls had not been investigated extensively in previous studies in Iran. This study aimed...

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Published in:Nursing practice today 2020-01, Vol.7 (1)
Main Authors: Dadgari, Ali, Hojati, Hadi, Mirrezaie, Seyed Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
fear of falls
risk of falls
aged
hospitalization
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Summary:  Background & Aim: Identifying aged people at risk of falls in hospitals is particularly important for the prevention of falls. A review of the literature revealed that the association of falls and fear of falls had not been investigated extensively in previous studies in Iran. This study aimed to determine the relationship between falling and fear of falling among aged hospitalized patients. Methods & Materials: In this descriptive-correlational study, 1123 subjects were recruited. Of all subjects, 385 aged hospitalized patients, 60 years old and above, were conveniently selected based on inclusion criteria in Shahroud Imam Hossein hospital from March to December 2016. Johns Hopkins fall risk assessment tool (JHFRAT) was used to evaluate the risk of falls among older adults and the Falling Efficiency Scale (FES) was applied to assess fear of falling. SPSS software version 19with the significance level of p
ISSN:2383-1154
2383-1162
DOI:10.18502/npt.v7i1.2297