Effects of a Health Belief Model-Based Fall Prevention Education Program on Health Literacy and Physical Function in Patients With Chronic Stroke

King Saud University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Education of Patients; Health Belief Model; Chronic Stroke Patients; Fall Prevention; Health Literacy

Treatments: Other: The intervention group, who will receive the health belief model-based fall prevention education program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06833580

E-24-9164

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to to evaluate the effects of a health belief model-based fall prevention education program on health literacy and physical function, fall rate, fall risk, fear of fall, and quality of life in patients with chronic stroke.

The main question it aim to answer is

* Does a health belief model-based fall prevention education program have a positive effect on health literacy, physical function, fall risk, fear of falling, and quality of life in patients with chronic stroke?

Researchers will compare the intervention group, who will receive the health belief model-based fall prevention education program, to the control group, who will receive their usual intervention in the physical therapy clinic, to see if the health belief model-based fall prevention education program has an effect on health literacy and physical function, fall rate, fall risk, fear of falling, and quality of life in patients with chronic stroke.

The clinical trial will be conducted in four phases; each participant will take around 6 weeks and will receive two in-person individual educational sessions based on the health belief model (HBM).

Enrollment: 44 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 45 years and older
• Diagnosed with stroke (more than 6 months),
• No cognitive impairment (Arabic version of Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE-A] score of 24 or more)
• No visual or hearing impairment
• Able to walk independently or with assistive devices for 10 meters

Exclusion criteria

• Severe communication deficiencies.
• Having neurological conditions other than stroke or other serious medical conditions that precluded participation in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

The intervention group (receive the health belief model-based fall prevention education program)

Experimental group

Description:

Each participant in this group will receive two in-person individual educational sessions based on the health belief model (HBM)

Treatment:

Other: The intervention group, who will receive the health belief model-based fall prevention education program

The control group, who will receive their usual intervention in the physical therapy clinic

No Intervention group

Description:

Each participant in this group will receive their usual intervention in the physical therapy clinic