WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES ON Falls AND Fall Prevention DURING PREGNANCY.

Background: Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury in women. During pregnancy, even a minor tali can result in adverse consequences. Evidence to inform effective and developmental appropriate pregnancy fall prevention programs is lacking. Early research on pregnancy fall prevention sugg...

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Publicado en:MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 300 - 306
Autores principales: Brewin, Dorothy, Naninni, Angela
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Sept/Oct2014
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          Brewin, Dorothy
          Naninni, Angela
        affil: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA.
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          Accidental Falls Prevention and Control
          Accidental Falls Risk Factors
          Patient Education
          Human
          Pregnancy
          Female
          Focus Groups
          Exercise
          Interviews
          Descriptive Research
          Qualitative Studies
          Audiorecording
          Data Analysis Software
          Counseling
          Pilates
          Yoga
          Convenience Sample
          Snowball Sample
          Adult
          Thematic Analysis
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
      ab: Background: Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury in women. During pregnancy, even a minor tali can result in adverse consequences. Evidence to inform effective and developmental appropriate pregnancy fall prevention programs is lacking. Early research on pregnancy fall prevention suggests that exercise may reduce falls. However, acceptability and effectiveness of pregnancy fall prevention programs are untested. Purpose:To better understand postpartum women’s perspective and preferences on fall prevention strategies during pregnancy to formulate an intervention. Methods:Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with 31 postpartum women using descriptive qualitative methodology. Discussion of falls during pregnancy and fall prevention strategies was guided by a focus group protocol and enhanced by 1 - to 3-minute videos on proposed interventions. Focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using NVivo 10 software. Results:Emerging themes were environmental circumstances and physical changes of pregnancy leading to a fall, prevention strategies, barriers, safety concerns, and marketing a fall prevention program. Wet surfaces and inappropriate footwear commonly contributed to falls. Women preferred direct provider counseling and programs including yoga and Pilates. lmplications:Fall prevention strategies tailored to pregnant women are needed. Perspectives of postpartum women support fall prevention through provider counseling and individual or supervised exercise programs.
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