Fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults: a scoping review protocol

BackgroundDespite the importance of fall prevention among older adults, limited research exists on interventions tailored to rapidly growing Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States. This protocol paper outlines the rationale and methods for conducting a scoping review to address this knowle...

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Main Authors: Janet Lopez, Michael Joseph Dino, Chitra Banarjee, Ladda Thiamwong
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1615837/full
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description BackgroundDespite the importance of fall prevention among older adults, limited research exists on interventions tailored to rapidly growing Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States. This protocol paper outlines the rationale and methods for conducting a scoping review to address this knowledge gap.Methods and analysisWe will follow Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). This scoping review will be guided by the following research questions: What characterizes fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults? An iterative and systematic search of peer-reviewed publications from four databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL) will be extracted and uploaded to Covidence for screening.Trial registrationThis scoping review protocol has been registered with Open Science Framework and can be accessed at https://osf.io/zx3m8.
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spelling doaj-art-1114ced3c2b0437cb8701c7af065a9932025-08-20T03:32:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-07-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.16158371615837Fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults: a scoping review protocolJanet Lopez0Michael Joseph Dino1Chitra Banarjee2Chitra Banarjee3Ladda Thiamwong4College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United StatesCollege of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United StatesCollege of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United StatesCollege of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United StatesCollege of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United StatesBackgroundDespite the importance of fall prevention among older adults, limited research exists on interventions tailored to rapidly growing Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States. This protocol paper outlines the rationale and methods for conducting a scoping review to address this knowledge gap.Methods and analysisWe will follow Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). This scoping review will be guided by the following research questions: What characterizes fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults? An iterative and systematic search of peer-reviewed publications from four databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL) will be extracted and uploaded to Covidence for screening.Trial registrationThis scoping review protocol has been registered with Open Science Framework and can be accessed at https://osf.io/zx3m8.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1615837/fullHispanic/Latinoolder adultsfall preventioninterventionsUnited States
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Fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults: a scoping review protocol
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older adults
fall prevention
interventions
United States
title Fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults: a scoping review protocol
title_full Fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults: a scoping review protocol
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title_short Fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults: a scoping review protocol
title_sort fall prevention interventions for hispanic latino older adults a scoping review protocol
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older adults
fall prevention
interventions
United States
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