Effect of vestibular rehabilitation on change in health-related quality of life in patients with dizziness and balance problems after traumatic brain injury: A randomized controlled trial

Secondary analysis, testing the effect on change in health-related quality of life of group-based vestibular rehabilitation in patients with mild-moderate traumatic brain injury, dizziness and -balance problems. A single-blind randomized controlled trial. A total of 65 patients aged 16-60 years with...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2021-04, Vol.53 (4), p.jrm00181-jrm00181
Main Authors: Søberg, Helene L, Andelic, Nada, Langhammer, Birgitta, Tamber, Anne-Lise, Bruusgaard, Kari A, Kleffelgaard, Ingerid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Balance
Brain Injuries, Traumatic - complications
Brain Injuries, Traumatic - psychology
Brain Injuries, Traumatic - rehabilitation
Changes
Clinical trials
Concussion
Dizziness
Dizziness - psychology
Dizziness - rehabilitation
Female
Health status
Humans
Intervention
Male
Middle Aged
Original Report
patient-reported outcome measure
Physical symptoms
Psychological distress
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
randomized controlled trial
Rehabilitation
Symptoms
Traumatic brain injury
Vertigo
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Secondary analysis, testing the effect on change in health-related quality of life of group-based vestibular rehabilitation in patients with mild-moderate traumatic brain injury, dizziness and -balance problems. A single-blind randomized controlled trial. A total of 65 patients aged 16-60 years with a Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms Questionnaire dizziness score ≥2, and Dizziness Handicap Inventory score >15 points. Data collection was performed at baseline 3.5 (standard deviation (SD) 2.1) months post-injury, end of intervention, and 4.4 (SD 1.0) months after baseline. Quality of Life after Brain Injury was the main outcome. Independent variables were demographic and injury variables, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, changes on the Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ3 physical and RPQ13 psychological/cognitive), and Vertigo Symptom Scale-Short Form. Mean age of participants was 39.4 years (SD 13.0); 70.3% women. Predictors of change in the Quality of Life after Brain Injury were receiving the vestibular rehabilitation (p=0.049), baseline psychological distress (p=0.020), and change in RPQ3 physical (p=0.047) and RPQ13 psychological/cognitive (p=0.047). Adjusted R2 was 0.399, F=6.13, p
ISSN:1650-1977
1651-2081
DOI:10.2340/16501977-2823