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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Injury Prevention and Control
Volume 13 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1412111
The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Fall Prevention of Parturients in the Obstetric Inpatient Wards: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study Between Nurses and Parturients
Provisionally accepted- West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Abstract Objective: This study aimed to compare the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parturients and nurses regarding fall prevention among parturients, with the goal of understanding the cognitive factors contributing to post-delivery fall. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among obstetric nurses and women in obstetric ward within 2 days after vaginal delivery. The survey instrument included a self-design questionnaire comprising a demographic information sheet and a KAP questionnaire, which demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity. Results: A total of 705 nurses and 1220 parturients completed the survey. Over half of both nurses and parturients exhibited reasonably good knowledge, positive attitudes and appropriate practices related to fall prevention. Significant associations were identified between the education level of parturients and their knowledge and attitudes. Nurses scored lower in the attitude dimension compared to parturients (4.32 ± 1.01 vs 4.84 ± 0.36, P＜0.001), whereas nurses scored higher than parturients in the practice dimension (3.76 ± 0.44 vs 3.57 ± 0.48, P＜0.001). Conclusion: Educational programmes for parturients should prioritise enabling them to translate their positive attitude into effective preventive actions. Subsequent educational initiatives for nurses should prioritise the enhancement of their confidence and proficiency in fall prevention.
Keywords: Fall prevention, Parturients, knowledge, Attitude, Practice
Received: 04 Apr 2024; Accepted: 16 Jan 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wen, Wen, He, Jing and Ren. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jiao Wen, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Hongmei He, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Wenjuan Jing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Jianhua Ren, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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