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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain \u2013 United States 2022 seeks to enhance the effectiveness and safety of pain treatment by improving function and quality of life for patients with pain while reducing opioid-related risks. The American College of Surgeons\u2019 Best Practices Guidelines in Geriatric Trauma Management and the 4\u00a0M\u2019s Framework of an Age-Friendly Health System both recommend incorporating fall prevention and safe mobility strategies into healthcare for older adults. In line with these guidelines and our review questions, this scoping review protocol aims to better understand the research on opioid prescribing practices and subsequent falls by identifying and mapping (1) the types of available evidence about opioid prescribing practices and subsequent falls and (2) the key characteristics of treatment and continuing care of falls with specific emphasis on opioid prescribing practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Electronic database searches will be conducted in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus to identify evidence published in the United States from January 1, 2016, onward. This scoping review will consider primary literature, observational, quasi-experimental, and experimental, implementation, and quality improvement studies, as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Eligible studies will focus on adults aged 18\u00a0years and older who have been prescribed opioids and subsequently experienced a fall.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is a gap in our understanding about opioid prescribing and subsequent falls. This scoping review will help fill this gap by mapping the recent available evidence\u2014aligned with clinical guidelines about (1) prescribing practices and subsequent falls and (2) key characteristics of the treatment and continuing care of falls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Systematic review registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Open Science Framework ID:\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"10.17605\/OSF.IO\/JP49Y\" ext-link-type=\"doi\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/JP49Y<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      .\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/jp49y\" ext-link-type=\"uri\">https:\/\/osf.io\/jp49y<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13643-026-03150-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,6]],"date-time":"2026-04-06T01:25:10Z","timestamp":1775438710000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Opioid prescribing practices in the U.S. and subsequent falls: a scoping review protocol"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-7284-7567","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Viviane Isabelle","family":"Lovato","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria Roc\u00edo","family":"Torres","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Deborah Jean","family":"McClelland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeannie K.","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdul Tawab","family":"Saljuqi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bridget S.","family":"Murphy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,6]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"3150_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s13037-023-00387-4","volume":"18","author":"EJ Wesselink","year":"2024","unstructured":"Wesselink EJ, van der Vegt M, Remmelzwaal S, Bossers SM, Franssen EJ, Swart EL, et al. 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