Physical and Vestibular Physical Therapy Referrals in People With Alzheimer Disease.
Physical and Vestibular Physical Therapy Referrals in People With Alzheimer Disease.
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DOI：
10.1097/wad.0000000000000390
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发表时间：
2021-04-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Agrawal Y
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作者：
Gandhi P;Klatt BN;Agrawal Y
与健康的老年人相比，患有阿尔茨海默病（AD）的人摔倒的风险增加，前庭损伤的负担也不成比例。虽然物理治疗（PT）和前庭物理治疗（VPT）是改善平衡和跌倒风险的有效康复干预措施，但这些服务在AD人群中的转诊模式尚未得到充分研究。我们对在三级阿尔茨海默病转诊中心接受初级阿尔茨海默病治疗的患者进行了回顾性图表回顾，以调查康复转诊的频率。在一年内接受AD治疗的801名AD患者中，48人（6.0%）被转介到PT， 5人（0.6%）被转介到VPT。AD患者似乎很少接受PT和VPT转诊，尽管潜在的大量AD患者可以从PT和VPT服务中受益，以改善他们的平衡和前庭功能。
People with Alzheimer disease (AD) are at increased risk of falls and disproportionately burdened with vestibular impairment compared to healthy older adults. Although physical therapy (PT) and vestibular physical therapy (VPT) are effective rehabilitation interventions in improving balance and fall risk, referral patterns for these services in the AD population are understudied. A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients seen for primary AD care at a tertiary AD referral center to investigate the frequency of rehabilitation referrals. Of the 801 people with AD seen for AD care in one year, 48 individuals (6.0%) were referred to PT and 5 individuals (0.6%) to VPT. People with AD appear to receive very infrequent PT and VPT referrals, despite the potentially large number of people with AD who could benefit from PT and VPT services to improve their balance and vestibular function.