Challenges and opportunities for falls prevention

Purpose: To explore the challenges and opportunities for the implementation of falls preventive services across Europe. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey among healthcare professionals was initiated by the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) Special Interest Group on Falls and Fractures containing a Likert scale and multiple-choice questions on education and knowledge, current practices, barriers, and facilitators for falls prevention. Survey participation for healthcare professionals was encouraged by the EuGMS through an email invitation, website banner, and social media. National representatives from 24 countries further promoted it via societies, local networks, and hospital channels. Results: A total of 1669 multidisciplinary healthcare professionals participated from 34 European countries (median 47 years

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DiRROS repository (University of Maribor)
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2026-04-30
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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
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Challenges and opportunities for falls prevention

Hubert Blain, Maria Bonnici, Solveig A. Arnadottir, Gregor Veninšek et al.
DiRROS repository (University of Maribor)
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
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Challenges and opportunities for falls prevention

Hubert Blain, Maria Bonnici, Solveig A. Arnadottir, Gregor Veninšek, Rose Anne Kenny, James Frith, Annemiek J. Linn, Lotta J Seppala, Clemens Becker, Dawn A. Skelton, Jesper Ryg, Gülistan Bahat
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Purpose: To explore the challenges and opportunities for the implementation of falls preventive services across Europe. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey among healthcare professionals was initiated by the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) Special Interest Group on Falls and Fractures containing a Likert scale and multiple-choice questions on education and knowledge, current practices, barriers, and facilitators for falls prevention. Survey participation for healthcare professionals was encouraged by the EuGMS through an email invitation, website banner, and social media. National representatives from 24 countries further promoted it via societies, local networks, and hospital channels. Results: A total of 1669 multidisciplinary healthcare professionals participated from 34 European countries (median 47 years

DiRROS repository (University of Maribor)
Mercer (Czechia) (CZ), University of Iceland (IS), University of Southern Denmark (DK), Glasgow Caledonian University (GB), Université de Montpellier (FR), Mater Dei Hospital (MT), Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI), Odense University Hospital (DK), Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Robert Bosch Hospital (DE), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR), Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL), Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL), St. Luke's Hospital (MT), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL), Istanbul University (TR), Newcastle University (GB), University of Amsterdam (NL)
British Geriatrics Society, European Commission, European Geriatric Medicine Society
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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
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