Development and Pilot Testing of a Booklet Concerning Medications That Can Increase the Risk of Falls in Older People

Wahab, MSA (通讯作者),Univ Teknol MARA UiTM Cawangan Selangor, Fac Pharm, Kampus Puncak Alam, Puncak Alam 42300, Malaysia.;Wahab, MSA (通讯作者),Univ Teknol MARA UiTM Cawangan Selangor, Smart Mfg Res Inst, Nondestruct Biomed & Pharmaceut Res Ctr, Kampus Puncak Alam, Puncak Alam 42300, Malaysia.;Tan, CS (通讯作者),KPJ Healthcare Univ Coll, Sch Pharm, Nilai 71800, Malaysia.
2023-1
Background: A common contributory factor to falls is the use of medicines, especially those commonly known as fall-risk increasing drugs (FRIDs). The use of FRIDs is common among older people (OP). However, OP and their family caregivers (FCGs) are largely unaware of FRIDs and their risks in increasing the risk of falls (ROF). Methods: A booklet which aims to provide information on topics related to FRIDs was developed. The booklet was reviewed by a panel of 14 reviewers, and the content validity index (CVI) for each subsection of the booklet was computed. Pilot testing of the booklet utilized a pre-post intervention study design and included 50 OP and 50 FCGs as study participants. Perceived knowledge of the participants was assessed prior to and after completing the booklet. Participants' opinions on the usefulness and usability of the booklet were also obtained. Results: The booklet contained eight sections and each subsection of the booklet had a CVI ranging from 0.93 to 1.00. Completing the booklet resulted in improved perceived knowledge scores for each perceived knowledge item among both the OP and FCG groups (all items: p-value < 0.001). The participants perceived the booklet as useful and usable, as evidenced by almost all the perceived usefulness and usability items having a score of over 4.0. Conclusions: The FRIDs booklet developed in this study had good content validity and was widely accepted by the OP and FCGs. The positive effect on the participants' knowledge of topics related to FRIDs means that the booklet could be useful as a patient education tool to enhance FRIDs knowledge and awareness among OP and FCGs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:20|期号:1
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Universitas Syiah Kuala; Sunway University
资助机构
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia, under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
资助信息
This research was funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia, under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), grant number FRGS/1/2019/SS09/UITM/03/2.
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
1
2013以来使用计数
1
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2023-1
DOI
10.3390/ijerph20010404
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
falls fall-risk increasing drugs older people family caregivers medication use
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health