Implementing recommended falls prevention practices for older patients in hospitals in England: a realist evaluation
To promote consistent delivery of multifactorial falls prevention practices, and to help ease the nursing burden, organisations should consider how electronic systems and established ward-based practices can be reconfigured to support greater multidisciplinary staff and patient and carer involvement in modification of individual falls risks.
Authors
- Alison Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-8341)
- V‐Lin Cheong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9938-1592)
- Lynn McVey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2009-7682)
- Rebecca Randell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5856-4912)
- Peter Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-0443)
- Dawn Dowding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5672-8605)
- Natasha Alvarado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9422-4483)
- Nicholas R. Hardiker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-5664)
- Frances Healey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-3910)
- Hadar Zaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-2822)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Huddersfield (GB)
- University of Bradford (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099698
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Health Services and Delivery Research Programme
- Health and Social Care Delivery Research