Awareness and Applications of Attendant Parents Concerning The Risk of Fall in Pediatric Patient Population

Abstract

Objective: This study was implemented for the purpose of determining the awareness and applications of attendant parents concerning the falls in pediatric population and precautions to be taken.

Methods: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with 350 attendant parents in pediatry clinics of a public hospital in Afyonkarahisar between 01.01.2019-01.04.2019. The data were gathered via data collection form consisting of three parts and Harizmi Fall Risk Scale.

Results: It was determined that majority of the attendant parents were women (92.8%) and mothers of the pediatric patients (82.6%). It was determined that only 61.4% of the attendant parents had been informed by clinical nurses on adaptation to clinic and patient room in case of hospitalization, whereas 42.3% had not been informed on the prevention of the risk of fall in the child attended. It was found that 58.9% of the pediatric patients who were attended had a higher risk of fall and their score average of the risk of fall was 22.43±5.07. It was determined that the attendant parents had higher awareness and applications concerning risk factors which could arise from the hospital environment and there were nonsufficient applications aimed at individual risk factors of fall concerning children and parent-related preventive behaviors.

Conclusion: It was concluded that parents attending pediatric patients did not have sufficient levels of awareness and applications concerning risk factors that could cause children to fall and there was a need for training.

Keywords

• Falls,patient safety,pediatric nursing,harizmi fall risk scale

Pediatrik Hasta Popülasyonundaki Düşme Riskine Yönelik Refakatçi Ebeveynlerin Farkındalık ve Uygulamaları

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma refakatçi ebeveynlerin, pediatrik popülasyondaki düşmeler ve alınması gereken önlemler konusundaki farkındalık ve uygulamalarını belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı.

Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma 01.01.2019-01.04.2019 tarihleri arasında Afyonkarahisar'daki bir kamu hastanesinin pediatri kliniklerinde refakatçi olarak bulunan 350 ebeveyn ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verileri, üç bölümden oluşan veri toplama formu ve Harizmi Düşme Riski Ölçeği ile elde edilmiştir.

Bulgular: Refakatçi ebeveynlerin çoğunluğunun kadın (%92,8) ve rekafat ettiği çocuğun annesi (%82,6) olduğu saptanmıştır. Refakat eden ebeveynlerin sadece %61,4'ünün hastaneye yattığında kliniğe ve hasta odasına uyuma yönelik klinik hemşireleri tarafından bilgilendirildiği,%42,3'ünün refakat ettiği çocukta düşme riskinin önlenmesine yönelik bilgilendirilmediği belirlenmiştir. Refakat edilen çocuk hastaların %58,9'unun yüksek düşme risk grubunda bulunduğu, düşme riski puan ortalamalarının 22,43±5,07 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Refakatçi ebeveynlerin, hastane ortamından kaynaklanabilecek risk faktörlerine ilişkin farkındalıklarının ve uygulamalarının daha yüksek olduğu, çocuk ile ilişkili bireysel düşme risk faktörlerine ve ebeveyn ile ilişkili önleyici davranışlara yönelik uygulamalarının yeterli olmadığı saptanmıştır.

Sonuç: Pediatrik yaş grubundaki hastalara refakat eden ebeveynlerin çocuklarda düşmeye neden olabilecek risk faktörlerine yönelik farkındalık ve uygulamalarının istendik düzeyde olmadığı ve eğitim gereksinimlerinin bulunduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

• Düşmeler,hasta güvenliği,pediatri hemşireliği,harizmi düşme risk ölçeği

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