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Date Published: 16/12/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v545i1.12135
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Vol. 545 No. 1 (2024)
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Võ , T. K., & Đỗ, T. H. (2024). EVALUATION OF THE VALIDITY OF THE VIETNAMESE VERSION OF THE FALL-PREVENTION ACTIVITIES SCALE IN ASSESSING NURSES’ FALL-PREVENTION PRACTICES. Vietnam Medical Journal, 545(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v545i1.12135

EVALUATION OF THE VALIDITY OF THE VIETNAMESE VERSION OF THE FALL-PREVENTION ACTIVITIES SCALE IN ASSESSING NURSES' FALL-PREVENTION PRACTICES

Thị Khuyên Võ , Thị Hà Đỗ

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Introduction: Falls are medical incidents that have many negative impacts on patients. Fall prevention is important for improving the quality of care and treatment. The Fall-Prevention Activities (FPA) scale is used in many countries worldwide to assess hospital nurses' fall-prevention practices. However, the nursing care environment in each location has its unique characteristics. Objective: To translate and determine the validity and reliability of the Vietnamese version of the FPA scale. Research Method: The FPA scale was translated into Vietnamese following a forward and backward translation process. The Vietnamese version was sent to a panel of experts to assess content validity compared to the original version, resulting in a complete Vietnamese version of the scale. The Vietnamese version (FPA-V) was then used to survey fall-prevention practices among 30 nurses to evaluate the reliability and suitability of the scale before conducting the official survey. Results: The Vietnamese version of the FPA scale has content validity similar to the original version. However, some items were adjusted to fit the context of Vietnamese nursing care. The scale consists of 20 questions. The scale's validity after adjustments had an I-CVI of 1, an S-CVI of 1, and an S-CVI/UA of 1. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the questionnaire was 0.935. Nurses took about 10 minutes to complete the survey. 100% of the research participants evaluated the questionnaire as suitable for assessing nurses' practices in fall prevention for patients in Vietnam. Conclusion: The scale is valid and reliable for measuring nurses' practices in preventing patient falls in Vietnam.

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Scale, practice, fall prevention, validity, reliability.

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