Fighting for control in an unpredictable life - a qualitative study of older persons' experiences of living with chronic dizziness.

Summary, in English

Dizziness in older people is associated with disability and reduced quality of life. Few studies have investigated how daily life is affected from the older person's perspective. Identifying barriers and resources in daily life could guide health care in how to direct efficient interventions. The aim of this study was to explore older persons' experiences of living with chronic dizziness.

• Author: Ulrika Olsson Möller; Eva Ekvall-Hansson; Charlotte Ekdahl; Patrik Midlöv; Ulf Jakobsson; Jimmie Kristensson
• Department/s: Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Family Medicine and Community Medicine; Human Movement: health and rehabilitation; Older people's health and Person-Centred care
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: BMC Geriatrics
• Volume: 14
• Full text: - 355 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25175932?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-97
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Topic: Geriatrics
• Status: Published
• Research group: Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Family Medicine and Community Medicine; Human Movement: health and rehabilitation; Older people's health and Person-Centred care
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1471-2318