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Balance Disorder Trends in US Adults 2008-2016: Epidemiology and Functional Impact.
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- Emergency Department Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy for Dizziness and Vertigo: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Balance Disorders in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: NHANES, 2001-2004 and 2021-2023.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Identification and Evaluation of the Additional Effect of Cognitive Training in Balance Physiotherapy.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2026Review
- Floor-Hugging intervention: findings from an exploratory study of a novel floor-exposure and post-fall contingency program.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- U.S. Emergency Department Visits for Dizziness and Vertigo From 2016 to 2022.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the links between social connection and physical functioning among older Adults: A network analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Factors Associated with Health Service Use for Self-Reported Balance Problems in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Secondary Analysis of Nationally Representative NHANES 2001-2004 Data.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gait disorientation as a proxy for impaired spatial navigation: Associations between the Gait Disorientation Test and vestibular-mediated functions.Neuropsychologia · 2025Article
- AI-driven balance evaluation: a comparative study between blind and non-blind individuals using the mini-BESTest.PeerJ. Computer science · 2025Article
- Balance Impairment in the Burn Population: A Burn Model System National Database Study.European burn journal · 2024Article
- Effects and central mechanisms of acupuncture for post-stroke vascular vertigo: study protocol of a multicenter, randomized, sham-controlled trial.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
Objective: To quantify the changes in prevalence and impact of dizziness and balance disorders in adults from 2008 to 2016. Study Design: Epidemiological survey analysis. Setting: United States. Methods: The balance modules of the adult 2008 and 2016 National Health Interview Surveys were examined, and persons reporting dizziness or balance problems identified. The prevalence of balance problems was determined and compared over time, adjusting for age and sex. Among those with balance problems, associated symptoms and self-reported functional limitations were quantified and compared over time. Results: In 2016, 36.8 ± 1.0 million (15.5% ± 0.3%) adults reported a balance problem in the past year, versus 24.2 ± 0.7 million (11.% ± 0.3%) in 2008 ( Conclusion: In this nationally representative analysis, we found a significantly increasing prevalence of balance problems and associated psychiatric symptom burden. This merits attention with respect to present and future health care resource allocation.
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