GuidelineJAMA2024
Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Multi-Factorial and Multi-Component Fall Prevention Interventions Initiated From the Emergency Department: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits, harms, and patient values and preferences.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- [PAPPS update on older people 2024].Atencion primaria · 2024Guideline
- Physical Therapy Management of Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association - Geriatrics.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)Guideline
- Applying Implementation Science Methods to Prospectively Track the Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Deprescribing Intervention for Use in a New Health System and Country.The Permanente journal · 2026Trial
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a telemedicine-based STEADI implementation in primary care on fall outcomes: the STEADI options randomized controlled trial.The Gerontologist · 2026Trial
- Strategies to Minimize Fall-related Injuries in Older Adults at Risk of Falls: The Falling Safely Training Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Trial
- Effects of Multicomponent Otago Exercise Program with Added Resistance Training on Sarcopenia in Pre-Frailty Older Adults in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Trial
- Keeping Patients on Their Feet: How Fall Prevention Clinics Can Be More Effective.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- The Rural Community-Based Occupational Therapy Model (Rural CB-OT): Community-Codesigned Solution to support Aging in Place in Rural Underserved Areas.Research square · 2026Article
- Clinical effectiveness of a digitally delivered balance program for older adults: a nonrandomized controlled trial.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2026Article
- Preventing Hip (Proximal Femoral) Fractures: An Evidence-Based Review for Clinicians.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Determinants of implementing fall risk screening for older adults in primary care settings: protocol for a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Association of a Self-Guided, Asynchronous, Balance Exercise Application on Fall-Related Injuries.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Bone health in patients with cancer: a SEOM-SEIOMM consensus review of risk factors, assessment strategies, and management approaches.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Multimodal assessment of balance dysfunction in older adults: from classification to clustering-based functional pattern identification.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Odds of Reporting a Fall in the Past Year and Health Literacy Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: A Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics and annual incidence of pickleball-related upper extremity injuries among patients presenting to emergency departments, 2015-2024.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2026Article
- Global burden of fall-related injuries attributable to low bone mineral density in women aged 50-69 years: inequalities, projections to 2050, and Mendelian randomisation.Journal of global health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Importance: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults in the US. In 2018, 27.5% of community-dwelling adults 65 years or older reported at least 1 fall in the past year and 10.2% reported a fall-related injury. In 2021, an estimated 38 742 deaths resulted from fall-related injuries. Objective: The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) commissioned a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness and harms of primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falls and fall-related morbidity and mortality in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older. Population: Community-dwelling adults 65 years or older at increased risk of falls. Evidence Assessment: The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that exercise interventions provide a moderate net benefit in preventing falls and fall-related morbidity in older adults at increased risk for falls. The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that multifactorial interventions provide a small net benefit in preventing falls and fall-related morbidity in older adults at increased risk for falls. Recommendation: The USPSTF recommends exercise interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls. (B recommendation) The USPSTF recommends that clinicians individualize the decision to offer multifactorial interventions to prevent falls to community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls. Existing evidence indicates that the overall net benefit of routinely offering multifactorial interventions to prevent falls is small. When determining whether this service is appropriate for an individual, patients and clinicians should consider the balance of benefits and harms based on the circumstances of prior falls, presence of comorbid medical conditions, and the patient's values and preferences. (C recommendation).
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