Existing psychological interventions addressing concerns about falling in older adults: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Concerns about falling (CaF) are common in older adults. They are associated with increased falls and reduced quality of life. This scoping review aimed to (i) explore the psychological interventions that exist to address CaF in older adults and (ii) determine their feasibility and acceptability.

Methods

The Arksey and O'Malley framework was used to identify all intervention studies that utilised a psychologically informed method to target CaF in older adults. Searches were conducted on five databases (Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Psychinfo and Scopus).

Results

This review included 32 interventions (21 randomised controlled trials, five non-controlled trials, two non-randomised controlled trials and four case studies), comprising of 3674 participants. Thirteen differ

SUBMITTER: Nicklen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535764 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature