EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING ON COGNITION REGARDING FALL PREVENTION AMONG CAREGIVERS OF GERIATRICS IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA, PUDUCHERRY

Abstract

Objective: To assess the level of cognition on fall prevention among caregivers, To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching n level of cognition regarding fall prevention among caregivers of geriatrics in selected community area Puducherry and To find out the association between level of cognition among caregivers of geriatrics and selected socio-demographic variables and clinical variables and demographic variables of caregivers. Material and methods: A community based retrospective study with pre-experimental design was conducted in Serene Pelican and residing area of pinnachikuppam, puducherry. The study was carried for a period of one month from 02.05.2023to 13.06.2023.100 samples were chosen using Simple Random sampling Technique. The Care givers of Geriatrics, who were having Previous knowledge regarding care of Geriatrics, both male and female, Willing to participate and available at the time of data collection were included in the study, caregivers who were already participated in fall prevention programme and care givers in health care profession were excluded from the study. Video assisted teaching on cognition regarding fall prevention among caregivers of geriatrics was evaluated by statistical analysis. Results: The obtained paired‘t’ test value for cognition on fall prevention among care givers of geriatrics was (t = 54.491) which was statistically significant at P Value <0.001 which implies that level of cognition regarding fallprevention among caregivers of geriatrics had increased after video assisted teaching. Conclusion: In home and old age home, the care givers do not have adequate cognition regarding fall prevention among geriatrics. So adequate cognition is more important for the care givers to prevent fall and its complication. The study findings revealed that video assisted teaching on cognition regarding fall prevention was effective in improving the knowledge of care givers of geriatrics.