Table 4.

Self-efficacy for preventing falls – assistant (8-item SEPFA, N = 269)

No.	I am confident about my ability to prevent patients from falling because	ITC	X̄*	sd
1	I receive a verbal report about my patients’ fall risk	0·6	4·8	1·4
2	The nurse tells me what to do to prevent my patients from falling	0·6	4·6	1·5
3	I write down information about my patients’ fall risk	0·4	4·8	1·6
4	I go to the nurse and ask what I should do to prevent a patient from falling	0·5	4·9	1·5
5	I have all the equipment my patients need to prevent them from falling	0·4	5·7	0·5
6	I make sure that there is a clear path to the bathroom	0·4	5·0	1·2
7	I answer any call light rapidly	0·4	5·6	0·5
8	We all work together as a team	0·3	5·2	1·2

ITC, item total correlation.

^*Range = 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest).