@article{ref1,
title="The effectiveness of a recurrent fall prevention program applied to elderly people undergoing fracture treatment",
journal="International journal of orthopaedic and trauma nursing",
year="2020",
author="Bayraktar, Nurhan and Gürler, Hesna",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Worldwide 30-40% of people aged of 65 and over fall each year. It is important to develop preventive interventions for falls in the elderly to prevent  injuries leading to mortality and morbidity. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the  effectiveness of a recurrent fall prevention program in elderly individuals  undergoing fracture treatment. <br><br>METHODS: A pretest-posttest intervention study. A  recurrent fall prevention program including assessment of fall risk factors,  education on falls and home modifications was developed for elderly people  undergoing fracture treatment for 52 patients. <br><br>RESULTS: In the first evaluation  before the delivery of the recurrent fall prevention program, the number of risk  factors was 17.63 ± 3.40 as mean ± standart deviation. Following implementation of  the fall prevention program, the number of risk factors decreased to 15.73 ± 3.19 in  the first follow-up and decreased to 14.92 ± 3.06 in the second follow-up. Knowledge  scores increased to 6.09 ± 1.65 in the first follow-up and to 6.71 ± 1.53 in the  second follow-up, while it was 5.50 ± 1.54 in first evaluation. The differences  between follow-ups were statistically significant. During the 3-month study period,  15.4% of participants experienced fall. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The recurrent fall prevention  program was effective in reducing fall-related risk factors and increase fall  knowledge. Health care professionals should assess older people for fall risk  factors and increase their awareness for falls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1878-1241",
doi="10.1016/j.ijotn.2020.100820",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2020.100820"
}