title: Home fire safety intervention pilot with urban older adults living in Wales.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of a home fire safety (HFS) education program developed in the US, on improved HFS knowledge and practice in a purposive sample of 12 urban older adults living in Swansea, Wales. Knowledge was tested at baseline (T1), immediately after watching a Video on HFS (T2), and at 2-week follow-up (T3). A majority of the participants were Caucasian (n=9, 81.8%), and female (n=11, 91.7%); their mean age was 78years old (SD=12.7years). They had two chronic illnesses (n=1.8, SD=1.3), walked without help (n=7, 58.3%), and lived in a flat (n=10, 90.9%). Knowledge scores (percent correct) changed over time and were significantly different from T1 (46.7%) to T2 (59.2%, p=0.04) and from T1 (46.7%) to T3 (58.9%, p=0.04), but T2 and T3 (p=0.94) scores showed no difference. There is a need for educational HFS intervention programs aimed at this age group. This pilot successfully targeted active older adults living independently in sheltered housing complexes. Further fire safety research is needed with community dwelling older adults living in other types of housing.
authors: University of Louisville School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd St., Louisville, KY 40202 United States. Electronic address: c0lehn01@louisville.edu.
authors: Carlee
authors: C
authors: Lehna
authors: College of Human and Health Sciences/Coleg y Gwyddorau Dynol ac lechyd, Swansea University/Prifysgol Abertawe, Singleton Park/Parc Singelton, Swansea/Abertawe, SA2 8PP United Kingdom. Electronic address: j.a.merrell@swansea.ac.uk.
authors: Joy
authors: J
authors: Merrell
authors: University of Louisville School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd St., Louisville, KY 40202 United States. Electronic address: Stephen.furmanek@louisville.edu.
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Furmanek
authors: University of Louisville School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd St., Louisville, KY 40202 United States. Electronic address: Stephanie.twyman@louisville.edu.
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Twyman
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003296:Cooking; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014505:Urban Population; D014852:Wales
keywords: Community dwelling; Home fire safety education; International collaboration; Older adults