Effect of Nursing Rehabilitation Program on Dizziness and Imbalance among patients with Peripheral Vestibular disorders | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 46, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 831-849 PDF (927.95 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.158316 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Hoda Abdou Abd El-Monem El-Deeb | ||||
| Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Dizziness and imbalance are the most common patient’s complaints results from Peripheral Vestibular disorders. Nursing interventions for Peripheral Vestibular disorders (PVD( patients are focus on assessment and prevention of potential problems, patient’s teaching and educating vestibular rehabilitation exercises. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of nursing rehabilitation program on dizziness and imbalance among patients with peripheral vestibular disorders. Research design: A quasi experimental research design with a pretest-posttest control group was utilized. Settings: The study was conducted at otolaryngology clinic of the one-day treatment center, Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt. Subjects: Purposive samples of 60 adult patients were selected according to eligibility criteria. They were divided into two equal groups 30 in each study and control group. Tools of data collection: three tools were used to collect the necessary data namely: Structured interview questionnaire, Dizziness Handicap < /div> Inventory Scale and The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. Results: the study results revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the study and control groups in favor of the study group in relation to all items physical, emotional and functional of Dizziness Handicap Inventory subscales at second and third assessment. Regarding levels of physical functioning balance there were statistically significant differences between both groups at the second and third assessment (P=0.005*& 0.001*). Conclusion: nursing rehabilitation program significantly improve dizziness and imbalance in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders. Recommendations: the developed booklet with its straightforward instructions and illustrations should be utilized in hospitals as a teaching aid for patients with peripheral vestibular disorders. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nursing Rehabilitation Program; imbalance; dizziness; Peripheral Vestibular disorders | ||||
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