1Undergraduate Students, Occupational Therapy Program
2Lecturer of Biostatistics
3Assistance Professor of Nutrition
4O.T Program Director, COAMS, KSAU-HS, Riyadh
5Assistant Professor, Neurorehabilitation Consultant, COAMS, NGHA, Riyadh
Online published on 30 August, 2018.
Health care costs increase as a result of fall injuries. patients who become injured as a consequence of a fall are reported to have higher hospital stay than those who have not suffered a fall3. Moreover, falls may result in serious physical and psychological complications. Post-fall anxiety syndrome is a serious complication, in which an individual experiences a downward spiral of reduced mobility after a fall; this leads to further deconditioning, weakness and greater risk of fall.
to assess the compliance of a fall prevention protocol among patients with a high risk of fall.
This Observational and cross-sectional study was conducted in KAMC, NGHA, Riyadh. 93 patients with high risk of fall from both gender were selected by using convenience sampling technique. Data was collected by using suitably structured schedules. SPSS (version 22) was used for analyzing the data. Frequencies, percentage, mean, Chi square and Wilcoxon Sign rank test used in the analysis of data.
Majority (82%) of the respondents were aware that they are at a high risk of fall. 82% of the respondents chose mobility impairments as a reason of fall. Among the respondent 77% recived education with respect of fall prevention. It was observed that the frequency of fall reduced after the sessions which included fall prevention programs. That was found statistically significant (Z=-4.781, p<0.05). Responses from 87% of the respondents indicated that their therapist are compliant to goals and plans to be followed.
Compliance of the therapists with respect to fall prevention protocol has an impact on the effectiveness of the program.
Fall, High risk, prevention protocol, programs, compliance, effectiveness, rehabilitation
