Challenges and opportunities for falls prevention: an online survey across European healthcare professionals
European Geriatric Medicine, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.1269-1282, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s41999-025-01237-5
- Dergi Adı: European Geriatric Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1269-1282
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Falls prevention, Geriatric medicine, Implementation, Injury, Survey
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: To explore education and knowledge, current practices, barriers, and facilitators for the implementation of falls prevention services among healthcare professionals in Europe. Findings: The top five barriers to implementation of falls prevention included staffing issues, time constraints, non-adherence among older adults, workload pressures related to falls prevention, and competing priorities; and the top five facilitators included more time, user-friendly guidelines, adequate resources, enhanced education and training opportunities for professionals, and strengthened inter-professional collaborative practices. There was variation between regions and countries in the ranking of top barriers and facilitators. Message: It is necessary to tailor the falls prevention implementation strategy to the local context and actively involve all stakeholders.