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https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/460341| Title: | Evidence-informed falls prevention education website prototype based on older adults' perspectives |
| Supervisor: | Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Professor Dr. |
| Keywords: | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia Accidental Falls -- prevention & control (PC) |
| Issue Date: | 7-Jan-2021 |
| Description: | Evidence-informed falls prevention education among older adults could be enhanced via websites. However, to increase older adults' engagement, it is important to explore and understand their needs and requirements. The aim of this study was to develop an evidence-informed falls prevention education website prototype based on older adults' perspectives. Twenty-five community dwelling older adults (mean age±SD: 72.08±6.87) from senior citizen clubs participated in the focus group discussions (FGDs). Fall Risk Awareness Questionnaire (FRAQ) was administered to determine older adults' level of knowledge regarding fall risk factors. Descriptive analyses were conducted for the quantitative data arising from the FRAQ. Qualitative data from the FGDs were analysed using thematic content analyses. Available evidence-based falls prevention interventions were reviewed. FRAQ results showed that older adults had lower scores on medical and medication related fall risk factors (% of incorrect answers: 55.2 and 57.3 respectively) compared to behavioural and environmental fall risk factors (% of incorrect answers: 19.4 and 30.4 respectively). Five themes emerged from the FGDs were 'ageing and its relation to falls', 'reactions to a fall', 'knowledge of falls prevention strategies', 'end-user requirements' and 'perceptions of ICT use'. Older adults favoured website features that included large fonts, colourful, attractive, consistent layout, information that could be easily comprehended, short sentences and efficient use of images or videos. Study findings indicate that critical falls risk factors (such as medical and medication related fall risk factors) may need to be emphasized more when educating older adults about falls prevention. When using websites as vehicles for education of falls, careful consideration is required in terms of colour and language which meet the unique needs of older adults. This research findings provide key lessons in the development of evidence-informed falls prevention education website prototype for Malaysian older adults,Ijazah Sarjana Sains Kesihatan (Fisioterapi) |
| Pages: | 177 |
| Call Number: | WA288.N576e 2021 9 tesis |
| Publisher: | UKM, Kuala Lumpur |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Health Sciences / Fakulti Sains Kesihatan |
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