A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, Iran

Background: Fear of falling is one of the most serious potential health problems. This issue is of high importance in the elderly with serious consequences such as limitations in daily activities, gait imbalance, social isolation, and increased risk of falling. One way to resolve this problem is the...

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Main Authors: Zohre Najafi, Milad Barghi, Hadi Kooshyar, Hossein Karimi-Mounaghi, Marzieh Zebardast Rodi
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2017;volume=22;issue=3;spage=195;epage=200;aulast=Najafi
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spelling doaj-55b4abc0a0f842969a226edbdb4252fa2020-11-24T23:52:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-90662017-01-0122319520010.4103/1735-9066.208160A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, IranZohre NajafiMilad BarghiHadi KooshyarHossein Karimi-MounaghiMarzieh Zebardast RodiBackground: Fear of falling is one of the most serious potential health problems. This issue is of high importance in the elderly with serious consequences such as limitations in daily activities, gait imbalance, social isolation, and increased risk of falling. One way to resolve this problem is the use of modern teaching methods such as demonstration and videos. The present study aimed at comparing the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad city, Iran. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study (with pre-test and post-test) was performed among 66 elderly residents of nursing homes in Mashhad. The participants were randomly divided into two groups of demonstration and video. Then, they received training using the abovementioned methods. The participants' level of fear of falling was measured through Fall Efficacy Scale. Results: After the intervention, mean scores of the fear of falling were 47.50 and 49.84 in demonstration and video groups, respectively. As indicated by the results, after the intervention, participants' fear of falling decreased by 23.7% and 20.7% in demonstration and video groups, respectively. This difference is statistically significant (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Training through video methods reduces the fear of falling in the elderly. Because of the special conditions of the elderly, the video training method may require more consideration due to its lower costs and easier performance.http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2017;volume=22;issue=3;spage=195;epage=200;aulast=NajafiAccidental fallsageddemonstrationeducationfearnursing homesvideo-audio media
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author Zohre Najafi
Milad Barghi
Hadi Kooshyar
Hossein Karimi-Mounaghi
Marzieh Zebardast Rodi
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Milad Barghi
Hadi Kooshyar
Hossein Karimi-Mounaghi
Marzieh Zebardast Rodi
A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, Iran
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Accidental falls
aged
demonstration
education
fear
nursing homes
video-audio media
author_facet Zohre Najafi
Milad Barghi
Hadi Kooshyar
Hossein Karimi-Mounaghi
Marzieh Zebardast Rodi
author_sort Zohre Najafi
title A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, Iran
title_short A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, Iran
title_full A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, Iran
title_fullStr A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, Iran
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad, Iran
title_sort comparison of the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of mashhad, iran
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
issn 1735-9066
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Background: Fear of falling is one of the most serious potential health problems. This issue is of high importance in the elderly with serious consequences such as limitations in daily activities, gait imbalance, social isolation, and increased risk of falling. One way to resolve this problem is the use of modern teaching methods such as demonstration and videos. The present study aimed at comparing the effect of education through video versus demonstration on fear of falling in nursing home residents of Mashhad city, Iran. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study (with pre-test and post-test) was performed among 66 elderly residents of nursing homes in Mashhad. The participants were randomly divided into two groups of demonstration and video. Then, they received training using the abovementioned methods. The participants' level of fear of falling was measured through Fall Efficacy Scale. Results: After the intervention, mean scores of the fear of falling were 47.50 and 49.84 in demonstration and video groups, respectively. As indicated by the results, after the intervention, participants' fear of falling decreased by 23.7% and 20.7% in demonstration and video groups, respectively. This difference is statistically significant (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Training through video methods reduces the fear of falling in the elderly. Because of the special conditions of the elderly, the video training method may require more consideration due to its lower costs and easier performance.
topic Accidental falls
aged
demonstration
education
fear
nursing homes
video-audio media
url http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2017;volume=22;issue=3;spage=195;epage=200;aulast=Najafi
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