ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2020
Dizziness and its association with walking speed and falls efficacy among older men and women in an urban population.
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- How Healthcare Utilization Due to Dizziness and Vertigo Differs Between Older and Younger Adults.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- "I can manage the challenge" - a qualitative study describing experiences of living with balance limitations after first-ever stroke.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
- Dizziness and health-related quality of life among older adults in an urban population: a cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Article
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular impairment among older adults with dizziness.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2021Article
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, dizziness, and health-related quality of life among older adults in a population-based setting.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Innovations in Geroscience to enhance mobility in older adults.Experimental gerontology · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundDizziness is common among older people and falling is a feared complication.
aimThe purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of dizziness and its association with falls, walking speed and fear of falling, including sex differences, among 79-year-olds. Secondary purposes were to describe the relationship between dizziness and falls to number of medications and diseases.
methodThe study consisted of the fifth cohort of Gothenburg's H70 birth cohort studies. A sample of 662 79-year-olds (404 women, 258 men) were investigated with questions regarding dizziness, previous falls and falls efficacy [estimated according to the falls efficacy scale Swedish version (FES (S))]. Functional tests included self-selected and maximal walking speed over 20 m.
resultsDizziness was reported among 51% of the women and by 58% of the men (p = 0.12). Approximately, 40% had fallen during the past 12 months (41% women, 38% of the men, p = 0.48). Dizziness was related to a higher risk of falls among women (OR 2.63 (95% CI 1.67-4.14, p < 0.0001), but not among men (OR 1.07, 95% CI 0.63-1.82, p = 0.8). Dizzy individuals had lower scores on FES (S) (p < 0.01), more medications (p < 0.001) and diseases (p < 0.001) than those without dizziness. Participants who reported dizziness walked 10% slower than participants without dizziness (p < 0.001).
conclusionWomen with dizziness more often reported falls compared to women without dizziness-a trend that was not seen among men. Persons with dizziness walked slower. Many medications increased risk of falling; hence, number of medications alone might help pinpoint risk groups for falling.
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