To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching regarding domestic accident among the elderly people

Abstract

Background: In most developed countries accidents at home are a significant public health problem since they are a common cause of injury and death. Also, because a large portion of these incidents includes the elderly, it is important to determine their social effects in this community. Most incidents will result in a bruise or scratch, but elderly people falling will cause even more severe injuries like hip fractures, head trauma or even death. Aim: The study aimed to explore the knowledge regarding domestic accidents among elderly people. Objective: 1. To assess the knowledge regarding domestic accidents among elderly people. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching regarding domestic accidents among elderly people. 3. To correlate the findings with selected demographic variables. Method and Material: This was a Cross-sectional research design. The study was undertaken in selected rural areas of Wardha district. Sample size was 100 and Convenient sampling technique was followed. Results: Majority of samples 44% of the age 60-64 years, 54% of them were male, 62% were married people, 75% were educated up to primary education, 62% of them belong to the farmer, 82% of the people living in a Pakka house, 90% people it is known their occurrence of domestic accident and 27% got information from the newspaper.