Physical therapy interventions for older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders addressing mobility and participation: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders (VDB) are among the most relevant contributors to the burden of disability among older adults living in the community and associated with immobility, limitations of activities of daily living and decreased participation. The aim of this study was to identify the quality of evidence of physical therapy interventions that address mobility and participation in older patients with VDB and to characterize the used primary and secondary outcomes.

Methods

A systematic search via MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PEDro, forward citation tracing and hand search was conducted initially in 11/2017 and updated in 7/2019. We included individual and cluster-randomized controlled trials and trials with quasi-experimental design,

SUBMITTER: Regauer V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7684969 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature