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The KAP evaluation of intervention on fall-induced injuries among elders in a safe community in Shanghai, China
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2012 (English)In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 7, no 3Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Background: To evaluate the effect of an intervention on fall induced injuries of elderly people in a safe-community in Shanghai and to discuss an intervention model that is proper for the community to generalize. Methodology/Principal Findings: Five neighborhood areas in a Safe Community were purposively selected. All individuals aged 60 years or over in five neighborhoods were prospective participants. From randomly selected prospective households with elders, 2,889 (pre intervention) and 3,021 (post intervention) elderly people were included in the study. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Model (KAP) questionnaires were used at the pre- and post-intervention phase for fall-induced injury prevention in the community. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used. After the intervention, knowledge about the prevention of fall-induced injuries increased, as did attitudes, beliefs and good behaviors for fall prevention. Behavior modification was most notable with many behavior items changing significantly (p value<0.0001). Conclusions/ Significance: The integrated program for reducing fall-related injuries in the community was effective in improving fall prevention among the elderly, but the intervention still needs further improvement. © 2012 Zhang et al.

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2012. Vol. 7, no 3
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accident prevention; adult; aged; article; attitude to health; behavior modification; chi square test; China; controlled study; elderly care; falling; female; health program; human; major clinical study; male; prospective study; questionnaire; randomized controlled trial; statistical analysis; chi square distribution; ethnology; falling; health care quality; health education; injury; methodology; middle aged; questionnaire; statistics, Accidental Falls; Aged; Chi-Square Distribution; China; Health Education; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Middle Aged; Program Evaluation; Prospective Studies; Questionnaires; Wounds and Injuries
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-39837DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032848Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84858986239OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-39837DiVA, id: diva2:1467086
Available from: 2020-09-14 Created: 2020-09-14 Last updated: 2022-02-24Bibliographically approved

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