Fall risk screening: Audiologists’ perceived knowledge, views and reported practice
The findings underscore the need for improved clinical guidelines, educational initiatives and practice standards to better equip audiologists in fall prevention efforts and a collaborative approach to fall risk management for older adults.Contribution: This study emphasises the importance of incorporating FRS into undergraduate audiology curricula and continuous professional development programmes and encourages the use of a biopsychosocial approach and collaboration among multidisciplinary teams in fall risk management for older adults.
Authors
- Alida Naudé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3618-6551)
- Amisha Kanji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-4935)
- Kimberley Desiree McFarlane
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Family Practice
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v67i1.6072
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00