Patients' experience after a fall and their perceptions of fall prevention: a qualitative study

Title: Patients' experience after a fall and their perceptions of fall prevention: a qualitative study
Creator: Lim, Mei Ling; Ang, Seng Giap Marcus; Teo, Kai Yunn; Wee, Yan Hui Celestine; Yee, Shu Ping; Lim, Shin Hui; Ang, Shin Yuh
Relation: Journal of Nursing Care Quality Vol. 33, Issue 1, p. 46-52
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000261
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2018
Description: An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to explore the perspectives of patients who had fallen in the hospital; 100 patients were interviewed. An inductive content analysis approach was adopted. Six themes emerged: Apathetic toward falls, self-blame behavior, reluctance to impose on busy nurses, negative feelings toward nurses, overestimating own ability, and poor retention of information. Patients often downplayed the risks of falls and were reluctant to call for help.
Subject: fall prevention; fall risk; falls; inpatient; patient perceptions
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1410450
Identifier: uon:36183
Identifier: ISSN:1057-3631
Language: eng
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