Subjective complaints and old age
Nováková, H.; Krivánková, M.; Novák, I.
Sbornik Vedeckych Praci Lekarske Fakulty Karlovy Univerzity V Hradci Kralove. Supplementum 25(2): 165-171
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0049-5522 PMID: 6983133 Document Number: 187611
Frequency and structure of subjective complaints were studied in 243 persons aged > 70 yr. On average, 9.3 complaints/man and 11.4/woman for subjects aged 70-79 yr were recorded; 11.6 complaints/man and 10.4/woman for subjects > 80 yr old were recorded. The most frequent complaints included pain (i.e., pain in lower extremities, pains at the heart, headache, pains in the sacral and lumbar spine), breathing difficulties, vertigo, and insomnia.