The Effects of Self – Efficacy Promoting Program on Falls Prevention among Older Community Dwellers in Phrae Province
Keywords:
Self-efficacy, Falls prevention, The elderlyAbstract
The objective of this research was to examine the effects of the self-efficacy promoting program on falls prevention among older persons in communities. This study employed the Quasi-Equivalent Control Group Design. The samples consisted of 56 older persons who met with the study criteria. There were an experimental group of 28 subjects and a control group of 28 subjects. The experimental group received the self-efficacy promoting program on falls prevention, while the control group received the routine program. Instruments included 1) the Thai-Frat for screening of fall risks 2) the self-efficacy promoting program on falls prevention. Instruments used to measure outcomes included the perceived self – efficacy questionnaire and the knowledge on falls prevention among the elderly with the reliability of 0.86 and 0.81, respectively. Descriptive statistics, the paired t-test, and the independent t-test were used for data analysis.
Results showed that in the experimental group, perceived self-efficacy and knowledge on falls prevention after the training were higher than before the training. (t = 8.002, p < .01). In addition, as compared to the control group, the experimental group had significantly higher scores of perceived self–efficacy and knowledge on fall prevention (t = 9.982, p < .01). Findings from this study suggest that health care personnel should apply the self-efficacy promoting program to prevent falls among the elderly group in community, as well as continue to apply falls prevention program (s) to promote their long-term quality of life.
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