The Effectiveness of Nursing Theories in Fall Prevention and Healthy Aging: An integrative literature review

Abstract

Aims and objectives:The Review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing theories in fallprevention and promoting healthy aging among older adults.
Background:Promoting patient safety and healthy aging are two areas where nursing theories have a significant impact on practice, teaching, and research. Due to the hazards associated with an aging population, there has been a surge in interest in applying these ideas to fall prevention techniques.
Design:PubMed and CINAHL databases were searched, and research meeting criteria were included. Data were identified from all included articles, and themes weredeveloped based on these data.
Results:Several important discoveries on the function of nursing theories in improving patient outcomes were disclosed by the review's major conclusions. First, interventions to promote healthy aging and reduce the risk of falls among the elderly may be better evaluated, planned, and executed with the help of nursing theories.
Conclusions:By using evidence-based interventions and nursing theories, such as Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory, Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring, Roy's Adaptation Model, and the Neuman Systems Model, this study emphasizes the critical role of nurses in preventing falls among older persons.