Association between Self-Leadership, Role Conflict, Work Intensity, and Fall Prevention Activities among Nurses in Rehabilitation Hospitals

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the factors influencing fall prevention activities among nurses in rehabilitation hospitals, with a focus on self-leadership, role conflict, and work intensity. Methods: Participants were 126 nurses employed at designated rehabilitation medical institutions in the Republic of Korea. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS version 26.0. Results: Self-leadership was significantly associated with fall prevention activities in the first regression model. However, when education level and clinical experience-both significant predictors in the bivariate analysis-were included in the second model, self-leadership was no longer statistically significant. Conclusion: While self-leadership, role conflict, and work intensity were not independently associated with fall prevention activities in the final model, self-leadership demonstrated significance in the initial model, suggesting its potential importance. Further research is recommended to explore the role of self-leadership and additional contributing factors in fall prevention activities among nurses in rehabilitation hospitals.