| Yazarlar (4) |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatma ATALAY
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat YAŞAR
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Sezai Sacid Anbar
Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Turkey |
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Tuğçe Toplu
Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Turkey |
| Özet |
| Objective: The purpose of this study was to show how vestibular disorders restrict activities and the extent to which they impose limitations on participation by comparing the Vestibular Activities and Participation (VAP) scores and vestibular diagnoses in patients presenting with balance disturbances, and to investigate whether the VAP questionnaire can be used as an auxiliary tool for treatment planning and outcome assessment. Material and Methods: Patients who presented to the Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital Ear, Nose, and Throat Outpatient Clinic with complaints of dizziness and vertigo between October 2021 and October 2023 and who were diagnosed with vestibular migraine, vestibular neuritis, Meniere’s disease, persistent postural-perceptual dizziness, bilateral vestibulopathy, unilateral vestibulopathy, or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) following tests and examinations were retrospectively evaluated. Scores for the VAP questionnaire and vestibular diagnoses were compared. Results: No significant difference was observed between genders and the VAP score (p=0.355). No correlation was determined between age and VAP score (r=-0.069; p=0.364). VAP scores were significantly higher among individuals with vestibular neuritis diagnoses than those without (p<0.001) and were significantly lower among individuals with diagnoses of BPPV than those without (p<0.001). Conclusion: This study supports the routine application of the VAP questionnaire, together with physical examination and laboratory tests, for the assessment of activity and participation in patients with vestibular disorders. VAP scores registered in different vestibular diagnoses may be useful in the planning of vestibular rehabilitation programs aimed at improving limitations in activities of daily living and participation and in posttreatment evaluations. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo | dizziness | vertigo |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Journal of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery |
| Dergi ISSN | 1300-6525 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2025 |
| Cilt No | 33 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 79 / 84 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.24179/kbbbbc.2024-107783 |
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