Fall Prevention and Geriatric Nursing—2nd Edition
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health and Preventive Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 735
Editors
Interests: falls; transitional care; knowledge transfer; home security; musculoskeletal disorders
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Interests: social prescribing; health literacy; healthy aging; complex interventions; falls
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the first edition of the Special Issue on “Fall Prevention and Geriatric Nursing” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare/special_issues/16UV7F2423), we have decided to move forward with a second edition.
Falls and the risk of falls, while formally classified as nursing diagnoses, represent a major public health concern affecting older adults, their families, and health systems, which are increasingly challenged to address and mitigate their impact. The prevention of falls, the management of fall-related injuries, and rehabilitation following fractures require an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach that extends beyond the healthcare domain. These efforts encompass not only clinical interventions, but also individual behaviours and practices, as well as the planning, construction, and adaptation of age-friendly environments and urban spaces that promote safe mobility by reducing physical barriers and environmental hazards.
Despite this broader scope of intervention, it is essential to reaffirm that falls and the risk of falls are nursing diagnoses and, as such, necessitate specialized and differentiated nursing interventions. Nurses play a central role in the development, implementation, and evaluation of fall prevention programmes aimed at reducing both the incidence of falls and the fear of falling, as well as in the delivery of rehabilitation interventions following fall-related fractures.
Moreover, nurses are strategically positioned to lead and mobilize community and interprofessional resources to enhance health literacy, promote safer behaviours and practices among older adults and their families, and contribute to the education and training of professionals from diverse sectors—including construction, engineering, architecture, urban planning, local governance, community leadership, and formal caregiving—in the comprehensive management of this geriatric syndrome.
Prof. Dr. Cristina Lavareda Baixinho
Prof. Dr. Andreia Costa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- accidental falls
- aged
- nursing
- risk
- health literacy
- healthy ageing
- complex interventions
- fundamental care
- interdisciplinary
- patient safety
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