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© The Author(s) 2025.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.
Author(s): Seppala LJ, Frith J, Skelton DA, Becker C, Blain H, Kenny R-A, Linn AJ, Ryg J, Arnadottir SA, Bahat G, Bonnici M, Mora MAC, Dionyssiotis Y, Frankenthal D, Hartikainen S, Helbostad JL, Herrero AC, Ilhan B, Jonsdottir AB, Markovski M, Roller-Wirnsberger R, Ruggiero C, Saltvedt I, Skalska A, Smedberg D, Soulis G, Szczerbinska K, Topinkova E, Veninsek G, Vlaeyen E, Ylli A, van der Velde N
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Geriatric Medicine
Year: 2025
Volume: 16
Pages: 1269-1282
Print publication date: 01/08/2025
Online publication date: 17/06/2025
Acceptance date: 12/05/2025
Date deposited: 13/03/2026
ISSN (print): 1878-7649
ISSN (electronic): 1878-7657
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01237-5
DOI: 10.1007/s41999-025-01237-5
Data Access Statement: The data used in this study are available upon request. Interested researchers may contact the corresponding author. Access to the data will be provided after approval of the authors.
PubMed id: 40528097
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