The quality and applicability of clinical practice guidelines for falls prevention, assessment and management across the lifespan: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of falls across the lifespan is substantial. Given the variety of clinical practice guidelines available for falls management, it is useful to understand the quality and clinical applicability of guidelines and their recommendations.

Objective

To assess the quality and applicability of clinical practice guidelines for falls prevention, assessment and management across the lifespan.

Design

Systematic review, reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data sources

CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and grey literature databases were searched from January 2016 to April 2025.

Methods

Two investigators assessed the methodological quality of the guidelines and recommen

SUBMITTER: Harnett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603751 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature