Table 2.

Characteristics of the studies included in systematic review

Author & year	Country of Origin	Focus of research	Methods	Sample and Sample Size	Type of therapy
Häcker & Offterdinger 2019	GER	Describing interventions in acute care settings	Case description	72-year-old subject with long lie ≥ 5d	Primary care in home setting
Hierholzer et al. 2013	GER	Describe the diagnostic process and interventions in acute care settings	Case description	Older subject with long lie ≥ 24 h	Primary care in home setting
Fischer 2019	CH	Explaining diagnostic procedures and interventions in acute care	Qualitative descriptive study with expert interviews	Nursing and medical professionals in the field of emergency care n = 4	Primary care in the emergency department
Reece & Simpson 1996	GB	To record the learning outcomes of standing up training comparing forward-chaining and backward-chaining approaches	Descriptive Experimental Study	Older persons who had fallen and were unable to get up from the floor n = 38	Physiotherapy in rehabilitation facility
Adams & Tyson 2000	GB	Capturing the effects of standing up training using the backward-chaining approach on mobility	Single case study	79-year-old female subject with long lie ≥ 12 h	Physiotherapy at home
Simpson & Salkin 1993	GB	Acquisition of content and implementation of fall management	Cross-sectional study	Physical and occupational therapists n = 67	Prevention in the form of fall management in inpatient and outpatient settings
Charlton et al. 2017	AUS	Explaining content and implementation of fall management	Qualitative Meta-Synthesis	≥ 65-Year-old persons at risk for falls with limitations in ability to get up from the floor n = 112	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Charlton et al. 2016	AUS	Explaining factors influencing planning for fall management	Qualitative study using semistructured interviews and focus group	Therapeutic staff n = 7  ≥ 65-Year-old persons at risk for falls with limitations in ability to get up from the floor n = 7	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Schwickert et al. 2016	GER	Capturing the ability to stand up in comparison between age groups	Cross-sectional study	Persons between 20 and 50 years n = 14 Persons ≥ 60 years n = 10	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Alexander et al. 1997	USA	Capture of ability to stand up compared between age groups and degree of mobility limitations	Cross-sectional study	Persons of a younger age n = 24 Older persons without limitations n = 42 Older persons with limitations n = 38	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Ardali et al. 2019	USA	Testing the reliability and validity of the Floor Transfer Test as a measurement tool for assessing physical markers	Cross-sectional study	≥ 65-Year-old persons at risk for falls n = 61	Prevention in the form of a home assessment
Gurley et al. 1996	GB	Capturing social networks	Cross-sectional study	Older fallen persons with lying time ≥ 1 to 72 h n = 367	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Fleming & Brayne 2008	GB	Capturing reasons for non-usage of emergency call buttons	Prospective cohort study	≥ 90-year-olds who fell and were unable to get up from the floor n = 110	Prevention in the form of fall management in outpatient and long-term inpatient settings
Heinbüchner et al. 2010	GER	Capturing reasons for non-usage of emergency call buttons	Retrospective study with interviews	Older persons who fell with limitations in ability to get up from the floor n = 52	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Johnston et al. 2010a	AUS	Capturing reasons for non-usage of emergency call buttons	Retrospective study	≥ 65-Year-old persons with limitations in ability to get up from the floor n = 268	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Johnston et al. 2010b	AUS	Explanations for non-usage of emergency call buttons	Qualitative study using semistructured interviews	≥ 65-Year-old persons with limitations in ability to get up from the floor n = 31	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Aziz et al. 2007	CAN	Testing the specificity and sensitivity of sensor systems for the detection of fall-related lying times	Experimental laboratory study	Younger subjects n = 10	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Ariana et al. 2012	AUS	Testing of the specificity and sensitivity of motion detectors for the detection of lying times due to falls	Experimental laboratory study	Subjects in the age range of 45 to 87 years	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home
Bourke et al. 2008	CAN	Testing the specificity and sensitivity of sensor systems for the detection of fall-related lying times	Experimental laboratory study	Younger, male subjects n = 11	Prevention in the form of fall management for the home