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KMID : 0123520190260010054
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2019 Volume.26 No. 1 p.54 ~ p.61
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Effects of Health Belief of Falling on Fall Prevention Activities of Nursing Students
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Ko Young-Ji
Uhm Ju-Yeon
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was performed to identify nursing students' fall prevention activities, health beliefs of falling andfactors associated with fall prevention activities among nursing students.
Methods: 149 nursing students from a universitycompleted self-administered questionnaires including participants’ characteristics, fall prevention activities, and healthbelief of falling. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to determine significant independent factors of fallprevention activities.
Results: The score for fall prevention activities was 62.40±9.78, which was relatively high. Theregression model had an adjusted R2 of .16, which indicated that perceived susceptibility was a factor affecting fallprevention activities of nursing students.
Conclusion: To increase perceived susceptibility, repetitive fall preventioneducation including various examples of falls could help nursing students to promote fall prevention activities. Nursingfaculty should develop contents to increase recognition of obligation and responsibility regarding fall prevention incurriculum for nursing students.
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KEYWORD
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Students, Nursing, Accidental falls, Accident prevention, Health belief
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