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Shin, Shin, Kim, and Kim: The Effects of Fall Prevention Program on Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and Preventive Activity Related to Fall, and Depression of Low-income Elderly Women
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2005; 35(1): 104-112.

Published online: 28 March 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2005.35.1.104

The Effects of Fall Prevention Program on Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and Preventive Activity Related to Fall, and Depression of Low-income Elderly Women

Kyung Rim Shin1, Su Jin Shin2, Jeong Sun Kim2, Jin Young Kim3

1College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

2College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

3Institute of Human Genomic Study, Korea University, Korea.

krshin@ewha.ac.kr

Copyright © 2005 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

This research was conducted to determine the effects of a fall prevention program on knowledge, self-efficacy, prevention activity, and depression in the low-income elderly women.

Method

The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. There were 22 subjects in the experimental group and 22 in the control group. A fall prevention program was performed for approximately 40 minutes, once a week for 6 weeks.

Results

The results of this study were as follows: There were statistically significant differences of knowledge, self-efficacy, and prevention activity related to falls and depression between the experimental group and control group.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the fall prevention program used in this study is appropriate for the elderly, therefore this program is strongly recommended for community-based health and welfare centers.

Keywords: Elderly, Women, Fall prevention program, Self-efficacy

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