Psychological consequences of vertigo and the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation for brain injury patients
Psychological consequences of vertigo and the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation for brain injury patients
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DOI：
10.1080/02699050010005904
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发表时间：
2001-05-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Moffat, N
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作者：
Gurr, B;Moffat, N
本研究评估了前庭康复的多维心理方法的有效性。样本包括18例因后天性脑损伤而眩晕的患者。评估患者的前庭障碍，并参考治疗方案。他们充当自己的对照。治疗包括对引起眩晕和焦虑的运动和活动的行为暴露方案，以促进前庭功能障碍的补偿和对身体焦虑症状的习惯化。结果测量包括自评问卷和摇摆监测评估眩晕和平衡，情绪困扰，眩晕障碍和应对策略。这项前庭康复计划被证明是非常有效和有益的18名患者，因为他们的眩晕症状，残疾，情绪困扰，身体灵活性和姿势稳定性的措施的分数显着改善治疗后相比，没有改善在等待名单期间。
This research evaluated the effectiveness of a multidimensional psychological approach towards vestibular rehabilitation. The sample included 18 patients with vertigo due to acquired brain injury. Patients were assessed for vestibular disorder and referred to the therapy programme. They acted as their own controls. The therapy consisted of a behavioural exposure programme to movements and activities which provoked vertigo and anxiety in order to facilitate compensation of vestibular dysfunction and habituation to physical anxiety symptoms. Outcome measures included self-rating questionnaires and sway-monitor to assess vertigo and balance, emotional distress, vertigo handicap and coping strategies. This vestibular rehabilitation programme proved very effective and beneficial for the 18 patients, as their scores on measures of vertigo symptoms, handicap, emotional distress, physical flexibility and postural stability improved significantly post-therapy in comparison to no improvement during a waiting list period.