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Association between dizziness and future falls and fall-related injuries in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Balance Disorders in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: NHANES, 2001-2004 and 2021-2023.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Long-Term DHI Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Dizziness and Initially Uncertain Diagnosis: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study.Audiology research · 2026Article
- Observational
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- Falls and Fear of Falling in Minor Stroke Patients With Vestibular Symptoms: A Longitudinal Observational Study.Brain and behavior · 2026Observational
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- Factors associated with unmet healthcare needs among community-dwelling older adults in South Korea: a cross-sectional study using KNHANES 2023.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Sensory processing impairments and their associations with physical and psychological outcomes in older adults after fall-related hip fracture surgery: a prospective cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
- Dose-response and recovery trajectories of fall prevention rehabilitation in older patients with vertigo: a retrospective cohort study based on vestibular and gait impairment phenotypes.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Physical frailty and the risk of peripheral vertigo: evidence from the UK Biobank cohort.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Multifactorial predictors of falls in older adults: a decade of data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Association Between Head Trauma and BPPV: A Nested Case-Control Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Medications associated with dizziness or hypotension and adverse outcomes: an electronic health record study in older adults with dementia.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- Exploring the Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.Cureus · 2025Review
- Review
- Enhancing patient care in BPPV-related residual dizziness: introducing the CLEAR algorithm to support BPPV-RD recognition and follow-up strategies.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundDizziness is common in older adults, especially in those attending falls services. Yet, the extent to which dizziness is associated with future falls has not been reviewed. This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the association between dizziness and future falls and related injuries in older adults.
methodsEMBASE, CINAHL Plus, SCOPUS and PsycINFO databases were searched from inception to 5 February 2024. The review was registered on PROSPERO (registration ID: CRD42022371839). Meta-analyses were conducted for the associations of dizziness with future falls (including recurrent and injurious falls). Three meta-analyses were performed on different outcomes: any-type falls (≥1 falls), recurrent falls (≥2 falls) and injurious falls.
resultsTwenty-nine articles were included in the systematic review (N = 103 306 participants). In a meta-analysis of 14 articles (N = 46 795 participants), dizziness was associated with significantly higher odds of any-type future falls (OR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.44-1.84). In another meta-analysis involving seven articles (N = 5630 participants), individuals with dizziness also had significantly higher odds of future recurrent falls (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.62-2.42). For both meta-analyses, significant overall associations were observed even when adjusted for important confounding variables. In contrast, a meta-analysis (three articles, N = 46 631 participants) revealed a lack of significant association between dizziness and future injurious falls (OR = 1.12, 95% CI = 0.87-1.45).
conclusionsDizziness is an independent predictor of future falls in older adults. These findings emphasise the importance of recognising dizziness as a risk factor for falls and implementing appropriate interventions.
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