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Scoping Review Protocols (250) Falls Prevention in the Elderly (101) Aging in Place (389) Falls and Emergency Detection with Sensors and other Technologies (57) Involvement of Elderly Populations in Health and Health Services Research (60) Vulnerable Populations in Health Research (237)

Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/63716, first published .
Falls Prevention Among Older Adults in Rural Communities: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Falls Prevention Among Older Adults in Rural Communities: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Falls Prevention Among Older Adults in Rural Communities: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Megan Funk1 Author Orcid Image ;   Juanita-Dawne Bacsu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Melba Sheila D’Souza1 Author Orcid Image ;   Anila Virani1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zahra Rahemi2 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthew Lee Smith3 Author Orcid Image
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Megan Funk   1 , BSN, MN ;   Juanita-Dawne Bacsu   1 , PhD ;   Melba Sheila D’Souza   1 , PhD, RN ;   Anila Virani   1 , PhD ;   Zahra Rahemi   2 , PhD ;   Matthew Lee Smith   3 , PhD

1 Population Health and Aging Rural Research Centre, School of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada

2 School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States

3 Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, PhD
  • Population Health and Aging Rural Research Centre
  • School of Nursing
  • Thompson Rivers University
  • 805 TRU Way
  • Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 2503715538
  • Email: jbacsu@tru.ca