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compare effectiveness digital video disc dvd written workbook delivering falls prevention education older hospital patients selfperceived risk falls perception falls epidemiology knowledge prevention strategies motivation confidence engage selfprotective strategies compare effect receiving either education approach versus education patients perception falls epidemiologyrandomized trial dvd vs workbook additional quasiexperimental control groupgeriatric medical orthopedic wards perth brisbane australiaone hundred n51 dvd n49 workbook hospital inpatients aged 60 older receiving intervention mean age 753101 122 control group mean age 79383participants randomly assigned receive identical educational material falls prevention delivered dvd workbook control group received usual carecustomdesigned survey addressing elements health belief model health behavior changeparticipants randomized dvd delivery higher selfperceived risk falling p04 higher levels confidence p03 motivation p04 engage selfprotective strategies participants received workbook higher proportion participants received either form education provided desired responses control group participants across knowledge items p001delivery falls prevention education dvd compared written workbook likely achieve important changes parameters likely affect successful uptake falls prevention messages hospital setting