Correlates of excessive daytime sleepiness in community-dwelling older adults: an exploratory study.

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) imposes a wide range of adverse health-related outcomes in older people, such as disability, which impair everyday activities and may increase the risk of fall. Few studies have explored EDS in Brazilian older people living in the community who are typically cared in primary health services. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of EDS and its sociodemographic, physical and mental health correlates among community-dwelling older adults.

Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people: a cross sectional population based study.

Background: Dizziness is a common complaint among older adults and has been linked to a wide range of health conditions, psychological and social characteristics in this population. However a profile of dizziness is still uncertain which hampers clinical decision-making. We therefore sought to explore the relationship between dizziness and a comprehensive range of demographic data, diseases, health and geriatric conditions, and geriatric syndromes in a representative sample of community-dwelling older people.

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

Unlabelled: Dizziness is a common complaint among older adults.

Aim: To identify the prevalence of dizziness and its related factors in a sample of community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: A prospective population-based study with a representative sample of older adults aged 65 years and over.