ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2025
Falls prevention in community-dwelling older adults and implementation of world falls guidelines: a call for action across Europe by the European Geriatric Medicine Society Special Interest Group on Falls and Fractures.
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- Exercise, nutrition, physical agent therapy in older adults with sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
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- Evaluation of cardiovascular fall risk assessment and managment in Dutch fall clinics comparing current practice to guideline recommendations.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Implementing a Falls Conversation Package in General Practice: A Service Evaluation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of a nationwide falls prevention pathway for older adults in the Netherlands.Age and ageing · 2026Article
- An orthogeriatric quality improvement initiative from the European Academy for Medicine of Ageing (EAMA): enhancing osteoporosis treatment and fall prevention.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Community-dwelling older persons' level of functional ability and heat-related vulnerability: results from the Heat-Health Action Plan study in Cologne, Germany.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Fall Prevention Interventions and Fracture Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinics and practice · 2026Review
- Osteoporosis: a missed link in fall prevention - a retrospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Tailored interventions to prevent functional decline after a Sentinel Fall presenting to the Emergency Department (iSeFallED) - protocol for a pragmatic mixed-methods implementation study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Implementing the world falls guidelines in Sweden: implications for a knowledge support tool and practice.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- The Lived Experiences of Family Caregivers in Caring for Older Adults at Risk of Falls: A Phenomenological Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2025Article
- Beat-to-Beat Blood Pressure Monitoring and Orthostatic Hypotension-Related Falls in Two Cohorts of Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Falls among older adults represent a significant public health challenge due to their consequences, including serious injuries, increased morbidity and mortality, decreased quality of life, and heightened healthcare costs. The World Falls Guidelines (WFG), published in 2022, offer a robust framework for evidence-based interventions; however, the uptake of these guidelines into clinical practice across Europe remains inconsistent. Key barriers to implementation include insufficient resources, a lack of trained healthcare professionals, and limited integration into existing healthcare systems. This position paper by the EuGMS Special Interest Group (SIG) on Falls and Fractures addresses the implementation of the WFG among community-dwelling older adults and falls prevention across Europe by providing an overview of the current status of WFG adoption in Europe and discusses the challenges and opportunities for implementation. We provide an overview of the current resources to support the clinical practice of falls prevention, implementation guides, and educational programs. Additionally, we discuss what is necessary for the future development of these resources and for advancing research. The EuGMS SIG on Falls and Fractures advocates for a commitment of healthcare providers as well as insurers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to collaborative European initiatives-such as developing a standardised falls prevention strategy, promoting evidence-based implementation plans, establishing a European-wide research agenda, and creating under- and postgraduate curricula-which are essential for advancing falls prevention efforts across Europe.
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