Recommendation ID
NG249/5
Question

Do assistive technologies in community settings reduce the incidence of falls?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on interventions to reduce the risk of falls – community settings .

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence reviews F1 and F2: interventions for prevention of falls in community settings.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk
Number
NG249
Date issued
April 2025

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 10/07/2025