Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury among older adults, 30% of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and over fall each year, with nearly half occurring outdoors. These falls are complex, understudied, and insufficiently addressed in current age-friendly cities or walkability frameworks....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change for audiologists specifically — but vestibular and balance specialists may find the identified outdoor fall-risk factors and barriers relevant when counselling at-risk older patients.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Falls in older adults are a leading cause of injury and are linked to balance and vestibular dysfunction, making interdisciplinary consensus on prevention strategies tangentially relevant to audiologists who manage vestibular disorders.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Delphi consensus method gathered interdisciplinary expert agreement on outdoor fall risks for older adults.
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