Vestibular rehabilitation's effect over the quality of life of geriatric patients with labyrinth disease

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Moriguti, Julio Cesar¹  Rodrigues-Júnior, Antonio Luiz¹  Mantello, Erika Barioni¹  Ferrioli, Eduardo¹  Universidade de São Paulo¹ 

关键词: metabolic diseases;    vascular diseases;    elderly;    quality of life;    vestibular rehabilitation;    dizziness.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72992008000200004

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Dizziness is a symptom that affects the population world over, being more prevalent in the elderly due to the process of functional deterioration of the hearing and vestibular systems with aging AIM: The objective of this study was to evaluate prospectively the effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) as treatment for labyrinth disease of vascular and metabolic origin in the quality of life of geriatric patients METHODS: The study was outlined as clinical-prospective, longitudinal, and observed, with the participation of 40 elder citizens of both genders, divided in 2 groups, dizziness of vascular or metabolic origin. The patients were evaluated and underwent VR - based on Cawthorne and CookseyÂ’s protocol. The statistical analysis from the data was done through the t-Student test, the coefficients of Pearson and Spearman RESULTS: based on quality of life scales showed that the individuals treated and assessed improved after Vestibular Rehabilitation CONCLUSION: we concluded that VR, based on the protocols of Cawthorne and Cooksey, could be beneficial to this population

【 授权许可】

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