ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2024
American Geriatrics Society response to the World Falls Guidelines.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Use of Computer Vision with Conventional Video Recordings of Gait in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of a nationwide falls prevention pathway for older adults in the Netherlands.Age and ageing · 2026Article
- Home Environmental Factors and Functional Ability as Determinants of Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Implications for Primary Health Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Validation of World Guideline gait speed and TUG cut-offs for fall risk stratification in ambulatory nursing home residents aged ≥ 80 years: a multicenter cross-sectional diagnostic study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Evidenced-Based Falls Prevention Program Completers and Non-Completers and Difference in Outcomes.Journal of aging and health · 2026Article
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- Validation of a markerless motion capture app for automated scoring of sit-to-stand, timed up and go, and short physical performance battery tests in adults with chronic disease.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
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- Awareness and Implementation of the Age-Friendly 4Ms Framework: A Needs Assessment Survey.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Functional continuum stratifies fall risk in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Concern About Falling Is a Predictor of Fall Risk in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease - A 1-Year Longitudinal Study.Circulation reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Falls are a major cause of preventable death, injury, and reduced independence in adults aged 65 years and older. The American Geriatrics Society and British Geriatrics Society (AGS/BGS) published a guideline in 2001, revised in 2011, addressing common risk factors for falls and providing recommendations to reduce fall risk in community-dwelling older adults. In 2022, the World Falls Guidelines (WFG) Task Force created updated, globally oriented fall prevention risk stratification, assessment, management, and interventions for older adults. Our objective was to briefly summarize the new WFG, compare them to the AGS/BGS guideline, and offer suggestions for implementation in the United States. We reviewed 11 of the 12 WFG topics related to community-dwelling older adults and agree with several additions to the prior AGS/BGS guideline, including assessment and intervention for hearing impairment and concern for falling, assessment and individualized exercises for older adults with cognitive impairment, and performing a standardized assessment such as STOPPFall before prescribing a medication that could potentially increase fall risk. Notable areas of difference include: (1) AGS continues to recommend screening all patients aged 65+ annually for falls, rather than just those with a history of falls or through opportunistic case finding; (2) AGS recommends continued use of the Timed Up and Go as a gait assessment, rather than relying on gait speed; and (3) AGS recommends clinical judgment on whether or not to check an ECG for those at risk for falling. Our review and translation of the WFG for a US audience offers guidance for healthcare and other providers and teams to reduce fall risk in older adults.
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