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ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Volume 102, Issue 7, Pages 1300-1307Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.12.022
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Dizziness; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Vertigo
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In this study, it was found that an activity-based home program was more effective at improving home management tasks, occupational tasks, and balance in patients with chronic peripheral vestibular disorders compared to an exercise-based home treatment program. The results were based on a single-blind randomized controlled trial conducted at university dizziness management clinics with participants between 18 and 65 years old. The study used outcome measures such as Visual Analog Scale, Vestibular Disorders Activities of Daily Living Scale, and computerized dynamic posturography before and after the treatment program.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of an activity-based home program and an exercise-based home program on dizziness severity, balance, and independent level of daily life activities in patients with dizziness due to chronic unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders. Design: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: University dizziness management clinics. Participants: Individuals (N=75) between 18 and 65 years of age who had chronic unilateral peripheric vestibular disorders and vestibular rehabilitation indication. Intervention: Participants were randomly divided into 3 groups: an activity-based home program (group 1/activity group), an exercise-based home program (group 2/exercise group), and a control group (group 3). After an initial assessment, all groups participated in the patient education program. In addition, the activity-based home program was administered to the first group, while the Cawthome-Cooksey home exercise program was administered to the second group. Main Outcome Measures: Visual analog scale (VAS), Vestibular Disorders Activities of Daily Living Scale (VADL), and computerized dynamic posturography before and immediately after the treatment program. Results: A statistically significant improvement was found in the activity and exercise groups in terms of VAS, VADL, Sensory Organization Test (SOT) 5, SOT 6, and SOT (composite) scores compared with the control group (P<.05). A statistically significant improvement was found in the activity group in terms of the instrumental subscale of VADL, SOT 5, SOT 6, and SOT (composite) scores compared with the exercise group. Conclusions: The activity-based home program was more effective in improving the home management task, the occupational task, and balance than the exercise-based home treatment program in patients with chronic peripheral vestibular disorders. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Congress of Rehabilitation
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