GuidelineWorldviews on evidence-based nursing2022
Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes: Clinical practice guideline.
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- Standards for Hospital Falls Prevention and Management: An International Comparative Analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of multicomponent vs. single-component training programs for fall prevention in older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Hospital falls clinical practice guidelines: a global analysis and systematic review.Age and ageing · 2024Pooled it
- Association between a history of major osteoporotic fractures and subsequent hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Pooled it
- Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes: Clinical practice guideline.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2022Guideline
- Effects of structured positive feedback intervention on standing reach ability among older adults admitted to a convalescent rehabilitation ward: a small-sample pilot randomized controlled trial.European geriatric medicine · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of an improved fall risk assessment form combined with obstacle physical activity testing in preventing falls in older adults hospitalized patients.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Trajectories of Nursing Care During the Critical and Intensive Phases After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Observational
- Estimating the impact of discharge to nursing home on readmission and mortality: a propensity score matched analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Nursing-Led Interventions for Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Literature Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Enhancing fall risk awareness among high fall-risk inpatients: a best practice implementation project.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- From evidence-based guidelines to practice: Using natural language processing to identify impactful interventions in falls prevention.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Article
- Implementation of a multifactorial fall intervention model to guide hospital nurses: A quasi-experimental before-and-after study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A five-year retrospective study of patient falls in a tertiary hospital: frequency, characteristics, and contributing factors.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Perspectives on Fall Prevention Among Older Patients and Healthcare Providers in UAE Hospitals: A Qualitative Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
- Fall Risk Management in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The quality and applicability of clinical practice guidelines for falls prevention, assessment and management across the lifespan: A systematic review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Review
- In-hospital falls among geriatric patients: prevalence of major injuries and associated factors.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Potential of AI in Nursing Care: Multicenter Evaluation in Fall Risk Assessment.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Defining Optimal Timed Up and Go Test Cut-Offs for Fall Risk in Older Adults in Institutional Care in Malaysia.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls and their consequences are particularly common in older adults in hospitals and long-term care (LTC) facilities.
aimTo avoid falls and their consequences, and provide nurses with an overview of all relevant research literature on fall prevention, and a practice guideline on fall prevention in older adults was developed.
methodsThe development process included a systematic literature review to identify systematic reviews and primary studies on the topic of fall prevention, an assessment of the study quality, the preparation of meta-analyses to summarize the results, and the application of the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach to grade the scientific literature. The guideline panel and an external multidisciplinary team graded the recommendations using the Delphi method. In addition, the panel and team formulated expert opinions.
resultsA total of 79 randomized controlled trials on fall prevention were identified, which formed the basis of the recommendations. Strongly recommended measures for both settings included multifactorial interventions, professionally supported body exercise interventions, and education and counselling interventions. The panel and team did not recommend the use of a specific assessment tool for fall risk assessment, low-floor beds in hospitals, or body exercise interventions in frail residents. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: During the development of this guideline, particular attention was paid to collecting evidence-based knowledge relevant to practice. By applying the recommendations, the outlined nursing care is justified, enabling healthcare personnel to achieve the overriding goal of providing optimal care to persons at risk of falling. Evidence for several fall prevention interventions was graded as very low. Sound intervention studies are necessary to strengthen the confidence in the evidence for low-floor beds, alarm sensor systems, medication review, and staff education in hospitals.
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