Factors Related to Dizziness/vertigo Experienced by Elderly People in Their Daily Lives -Assessment of Effect Size Using Meta-analysis-
10.14442/generalist.43.82
- VernacularTitle:高齢者が日常的に体験する眩暈の関連要因の検討―メタアナリシスを用いて―
- Author:
Akihiro ARAKI
;
Hitomi MATSUDA
;
Noriko OKAMOTO
;
Toshifumi TAKAO
;
Naoki MAKI
;
Georg Von FINGERHUT
;
Xiaochen WANG
- Keywords:
Elderly;
Community dwelling;
Dizzy / Vertigo;
Meta-analysis
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2020;43(3):82-89
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Introduction: This study used a meta-analysis to investigate factors related to dizziness/vertigo and their effect size in community-dwelling elderly people.Methods: The search terms "elderly," "dizzy," "community dwelling," and others were used, and a database search was conducted using Ichushi Web and PubMed.Result: In total, 10 studies were extracted. Meta-analysis calculated 28 items as significantly related factors: anxiety, fatigue, taking nitric acid drugs, taking anxiolytics, low self-rated health, memory impairment, depression, sleep disorder, dementia, cancer, balance failure, gait disturbance, physical dysfunction, taking diuretics, living alone, heart disease, fall history, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, taking sleeping pills, taking multiple drugs, visual impairment, female, ADL impairment, osteoporosis, taking antihypertensive drugs, hypertension, and low education level.Conclusion: The above items may be key variables for investigating dizziness/vertigo in the future.
