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Patient-Reported and Performance Outcomes Significantly Improved in Elderly Patients with Vestibular Impairment following Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study
Joint Authors
Verdecchia, Daniel Héctor
Monzón, Agustina Maria
Urbina Jaimes, Valentina
Oliveira, Fernando Rocha
Paiva, Laércio da Silva
Carvalho, Tatiana Dias de
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Abstract EN
Objective.
To describe the results of a vestibular rehabilitation (VR) program in the timed up and go (TUG), gait speed (GS), and dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) scores for elderly vestibular patients in a developing country.
Methods.
Descriptive study with retrospective data collected from the clinical records of vestibular patients.
The following information was recorded: sex, age, type of vestibular disorder, DHI score, and performance in TUG and GS, before and after participation in a VR program taking place from January 1 to August 30, 2017.
The VR program consisted of 10 twice weekly sessions in the clinic and daily exercises at the patient’s home.
We used Student’s t-test for paired and Wilcoxon’s test according to the data distribution.
The level of significance was 5%.
Results.
Data from 57 patients (49 females; 78 ± 5.8 years old) were used.
There were statistically significant differences in TUG (12.52 versus 11.56), GS (0.81 versus 0.90 m/s), DHI total handicap (46 versus 24), physical (14 versus 8), emotional (14 versus 6), and functional (18 versus 12) domains.
Conclusion.
The functional outcome measures reported, including TUG, gait speed, and DHI, reflect statistically significant improvements in elderly patients after vestibular rehabilitation; the DHI improvements are clinically relevant.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Verdecchia, Daniel Héctor& Monzón, Agustina Maria& Urbina Jaimes, Valentina& Oliveira, Fernando Rocha& Paiva, Laércio da Silva& Carvalho, Tatiana Dias de. 2018. Patient-Reported and Performance Outcomes Significantly Improved in Elderly Patients with Vestibular Impairment following Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180746
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Verdecchia, Daniel Héctor…[et al.]. Patient-Reported and Performance Outcomes Significantly Improved in Elderly Patients with Vestibular Impairment following Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Aging Research No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180746
American Medical Association (AMA)
Verdecchia, Daniel Héctor& Monzón, Agustina Maria& Urbina Jaimes, Valentina& Oliveira, Fernando Rocha& Paiva, Laércio da Silva& Carvalho, Tatiana Dias de. Patient-Reported and Performance Outcomes Significantly Improved in Elderly Patients with Vestibular Impairment following Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Aging Research. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180746
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1180746