社區中老年人“預防跌倒”衛教課程之成效

Comprehension and Satisfaction of Fall-Prevention Education for Community-Dwelling Middle-aged and Older Adults

柴惠敏(Huei-Ming Chai) ； 胡名霞(Ming-Hsia Hu) ； 吳英黛(Ying-Tai Wu) ； 鄭百副(Pai-Fu Cheng) ； 曹昭懿(Jau-Yih Tsauo)

《物理治療》 33卷3期 (2008/06) Pp. 175-181

摘要

Objective: Fall-prevention education program is part of strategies to prevent middle-aged and older adults from falls. Evidences pertaining to knowledge improvement, however, have less known. The purpose of this study was to evaluate comprehension and satisfaction of fallprevention education program for the community-dwelling populations. Methods: Two fall-prevention education classes using dialect were held by two physical therapists in the rural area of middle Taiwan, respectively. The course contents included instruction to environmental safety principles and exercises practice for fall prevention. Brochures of prevention tips designed by a physical therapist were also delivered in the class. Repealed written tests with the same questions to examine the knowledge related to fall prevention were given before and after the class. Course satisfaction was evaluated by a questionnaire after the class. Results: Seventy community-dwelling people completed the basic information questionnaire, among them, 42 finished twice knowledge tests, and 37 responded the satisfaction questionnaire. Mean knowledge score was 5.1±1.3 and 6.0±1.7 for pre- and post-education program, respectively, indicating that the community dwelling people significantly improved in their knowledge about fall-prevention and exercise methods after such an education program. The global satisfaction (including 'very satisfied' and 'satisfied') about the instructor, place, materials, or overall-gain was between 70 to 87%. Conclusions: Fall-prevention education program, led by physical therapists, is a better model to the community-dwelling people in terms of knowledge improvement or course satisfaction. Physical therapists should give more fall prevention education classes in community.

關鍵字

衛生教育 ； 跌倒 ； 物理治療 ； 社區

並列摘要

Objective: Fall-prevention education program is part of strategies to prevent middle-aged and older adults from falls. Evidences pertaining to knowledge improvement, however, have less known. The purpose of this study was to evaluate comprehension and satisfaction of fallprevention education program for the community-dwelling populations. Methods: Two fall-prevention education classes using dialect were held by two physical therapists in the rural area of middle Taiwan, respectively. The course contents included instruction to environmental safety principles and exercises practice for fall prevention. Brochures of prevention tips designed by a physical therapist were also delivered in the class. Repealed written tests with the same questions to examine the knowledge related to fall prevention were given before and after the class. Course satisfaction was evaluated by a questionnaire after the class. Results: Seventy community-dwelling people completed the basic information questionnaire, among them, 42 finished twice knowledge tests, and 37 responded the satisfaction questionnaire. Mean knowledge score was 5.1±1.3 and 6.0±1.7 for pre- and post-education program, respectively, indicating that the community dwelling people significantly improved in their knowledge about fall-prevention and exercise methods after such an education program. The global satisfaction (including 'very satisfied' and 'satisfied') about the instructor, place, materials, or overall-gain was between 70 to 87%. Conclusions: Fall-prevention education program, led by physical therapists, is a better model to the community-dwelling people in terms of knowledge improvement or course satisfaction. Physical therapists should give more fall prevention education classes in community.

並列關鍵字

Health education program ； Fall ； Physical therapy ； Community