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Table 4 Nursing staff's experiences and reactions

From: The nursing staff's opinion of falls among older persons with dementia. a cross-sectional study

        

Worked in the care unit in question

 

Total

n = 63

ENs

n = 40

RNs

n = 14

p-value1)

≤5 years

n = 34

>5 years

n = 29

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Being present at fall situation last three months

1.3

.6

1.3

.5

1.3

.6

 

1.3

.5

1.4

.6

Prevented fall last three months.

1.6

.6

1.6

.6

1.6

.7

 

1.6

.7

1.6

.6

Experienced to not hinder fall last three months

1.2

.4

1.2

.5

1.2

.4

 

1.2

.5

1.1

.3

Takes long time before falls are discovered

1.2

.4

1.1

.3

1.2

.4

.013

1.3

.5

1.2

.4

Experienced stress in relation to fall incidents

1.2

.5

1.2

.4

1.3

.5

.050

1.2

.4

1.3

.5

Experienced unease in relation to fall incidents

1.4

.6

1.4

.6

1.4

.6

 

1.3

.5

1.5

.7

Experienced guilt in relation to fall incidents

1.2

.4

1.2

.5

1.2

.4

 

1.2

.4

1.2

.5

To ensure the persons freedom of movement is important to prevent falls

2.7

.8

2.6

.8

2.7

.8

 

2.8

.9

2.7

.8

Interventions to control the residents are important to prevent falls

2.6

.9

2.5

.8

2.6

.8

 

2.5

.9

2.7

.8

  1. Scale: 1 = Seldom, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Very often.. 1) Significance test Mann Whitney U-test
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