Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2025 Dec;28(2):70-81. 10.7587/kjrehn.2025.70.

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

• Shin JI
• Choi M

• KMID: 2575903
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7587/kjrehn.2025.70

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Rehabilitation hospital; Leadership; Role conflict; Accidental falls; Accident prevention