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

## TL;DR

This paper outlines a scoping review protocol to explore fall prevention interventions for Hispanic/Latino older adults in the U.S.

## Contribution

The study introduces a systematic approach to identify interventions tailored for a rapidly growing demographic group.

## Key findings

- A scoping review protocol is being developed to address the lack of research on fall prevention for Hispanic/Latino older adults.
- The review will use established frameworks and databases to systematically gather and analyze relevant peer-reviewed publications.

## Abstract

Despite 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.

We 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.

This scoping review protocol has been registered with Open Science Framework and can be accessed at https://osf.io/zx3m8.