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October 23, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Factors Associated with Health Service Use for Self-Reported Balance Problems in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Secondary Analysis of Nationally Representative NHANES 2001–2004 Data

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SKShweta KapurSRI InternationalKSKwame S. SakyiGhana Center for Democratic DevelopmentJHJoshua HaworthOakland University

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Implication

Analysis reveals low healthcare engagement for balance issues in adults, pointing to roles of age and health insurance.

Key Points

  • Only 32.13% of adults reported healthcare visits for balance problems despite rising fall rates.
  • Significant factors for healthcare use include health insurance, prior healthcare encounters, and falls.
  • Analysis based on NHANES 2001–2004 data highlighted healthcare accessibility issues for balance problems.
  • Findings suggest a need for improved awareness and resources for balance health in older adults.

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Kapur et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f9f86eb2c35e10cc4e3b9dhttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13202654
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