{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Rovzar CM"],"funding":["National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute"],"pagination":["20503121251374966"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12433554"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional survey among young, middle-aged, and older adults to assess knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about balance in the United States.<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based online cross-sectional survey was administered to a nationally representative sample of United States adults. Respondents were categorized into three age groups (young, middle-aged, older adults). Chi-square tests were used to assess differences in categorical variables, and analysis of variance was applied for continuous variables to examine differences in responses between age groups.<h4>Results</h4>All age groups demonstrated knowledge of balance, had a positive attitude toward improving their balance, and agreed with beliefs about the balance importance with age. While most respondents reported their balance was good, 25%-51% could not stand on one leg for more than 30 s, and one-third were not sure if they could. Regardless of age group, 34%-38% of respondents reported falling in the past year.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Balance is important across all age groups, yet most respondents do not report visiting a medical provider due to concerns about balance. A history of falls in the past year among younger and middle-aged adults may be higher than previously reported. Thus, balance education and balance practice should ideally begin well before the age of 65."],"journal":["SAGE open medicine"],"pubmed_title":["Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about balance among adults in the United States."],"pmcid":["PMC12433554"],"funding_grant_id":["T32HL161270"],"pubmed_authors":["Calvachi P","Kado DM","Ganapathy A","Phelan EA","Tee S","Knauer A","Brezoczky K","Rovzar CM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about balance among adults in the United States.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional survey among young, middle-aged, and older adults to assess knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about balance in the United States.<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based online cross-sectional survey was administered to a nationally representative sample of United States adults. Respondents were categorized into three age groups (young, middle-aged, older adults). Chi-square tests were used to assess differences in categorical variables, and analysis of variance was applied for continuous variables to examine differences in responses between age groups.<h4>Results</h4>All age groups demonstrated knowledge of balance, had a positive attitude toward improving their balance, and agreed with beliefs about the balance importance with age. While most respondents reported their balance was good, 25%-51% could not stand on one leg for more than 30 s, and one-third were not sure if they could. Regardless of age group, 34%-38% of respondents reported falling in the past year.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Balance is important across all age groups, yet most respondents do not report visiting a medical provider due to concerns about balance. A history of falls in the past year among younger and middle-aged adults may be higher than previously reported. Thus, balance education and balance practice should ideally begin well before the age of 65.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-06-01T06:24:16.817Z","creation":"2026-04-08T09:44:06.722Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12433554","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40955278"],"doi":["10.1177/20503121251374966"]}}