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KMID : 0614820130190030394
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2013 Volume.19 No. 3 p.394 ~ p.403
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A Study on Self-leadership, Fall Attitude, and Nurses’ Behavior to Prevent Patient Falls
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Choi Ae-Shin
Oh Pok-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify self-leadership and attitude to patient falls and fall prevention behavior in nurses.
Methods: The participants were 178 nurses from two general hospitals in Seoul. Data were collected
from March 20 to May 10, 2012 using structured questionnaires which included a Self-leadership scale, Fall attitude
scale, and Fall prevention scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and Hierarchial
multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program.
Results: The mean score for nurses’ self-leadership was 3.48 (5 point scale). The average reported fall attitude was 3.59 (5 point scale) and fall prevention behavior was 3.26 (4 point scale). Self-leadership had a 18% explanatory power in fall attitude and a 5% explanatory power in fall prevention behavior. The factors which influenced fall prevention behavior were nurses’ fall attitude (β=.21, p=.009), fall prevention education (β=.20, p=.007) and self-leadership (β=.16, p=.047). All of the factors together had a 13.1% explanatory power.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that provision of regularly fall prevention education to nurses is required and should include a program to activate their positive attitude and self-leadership in order to improve fall prevention behavior in nurses.
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KEYWORD
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Falls, Leadership, Attitude, Behavior, Nurses
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