Dizziness in community-dwelling older adults: a population-based study

Dizziness is a common complaint among older adults. To identify the prevalence of dizziness and its related factors in a sample of community-dwelling older adults. A prospective population-based study with a representative sample of older adults aged 65 years and over. A multidimensional questionnaire and a battery of measures were used for assessing physical function. The prevalence of dizziness was 45%. Vertigo was found in 70.4% of older adults with dizziness and 43.8% of them referred vertigo crises along life. A significant association was found between dizziness and female gender (p=0.004), memory difficulties complaints (p=0.015), bad health perception (p=0.001), depression (p