| Sumario: | Background: Existing fall prevention educational videos were found to be long, and quality of the contents were questionable. Inconsistent findings were observed from previous studies and few used validated outcome measurements. Aims: The aims of this study were to (1 ) develop the content and format of the fall prevention educational video and (2) evaluate effectiveness of the video on fall risk awareness, knowledge on falls and help seeking behaviour. Methods: The content and the format of the video were developed using theoretical frameworks, literature reviews, hospital protocols and pamphlets. Its content validity was examined by 5 experts based on review criteria. Quasi-experimental post-test comparison research design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the video among adult surgical patients in a surgical and orthopaedic ward, of an acute hospital in Singapore. Results: The video consisted of background information, reasons for falls, fall prevention strategies and consequences on falls, took 2 minutes 30 seconds, was viewed from a laptop. Its content validation index was 0.97. A total of 202 participants were used in the quasi-experimental study Independent t-test showed that the intervention group had a significant improvement (p= 0.021) in fall risk awareness. However, Independent t-test and Mann-Whitney U test showed no significant results for knowledge on falls (p= 0.348) and help seeking behaviour (p= 0.519) respectively. Conclusion: The content and format of the video achieved satisfactory content validity. Fall risk awareness was found to be significantly higher in intervention group.
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