ArticleJournal of otology2023
The minimal clinically important difference for gait speed in significant unilateral vestibular hypofunction after vestibular rehabilitation.
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- Effects of Pure Cognitive Training on Gait and Balance in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR aging · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Incremental Vestibular Ocular Reflex Adaptation Training on Gait, Balance, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Chronic Peripheral Vestibular Hypofunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Article
- Identification and Evaluation of the Additional Effect of Cognitive Training in Balance Physiotherapy.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2026Review
- Observational study for multidimensional assessment in elderly patients hospitalized for post-fracture or elective surgery and functional rehabilitation.European journal of translational myology · 2025Article
- Full-body kinematics and head stabilisation strategies during walking in patients with chronic unilateral and bilateral vestibulopathy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Reliability and minimal clinically important differences of gait characteristics in peripheral vestibular disorders.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
Gait speed is a valid measure of both physical function and vestibular health. Vestibular rehabilitation is useful to improve gait speed for patients with vestibular hypofunction, yet there is little data to indicate how changes in gait speed reflect changes in patient-reported health outcomes. We determined the minimal clinically important difference in the gait speed of patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction, mostly due to deafferentation surgery, as anchored to the Dizziness Handicap Index and the Activities Balance Confidence scale, validated using regression analysis, change difference, receiver-operator characteristic curve, and average change methods. After six weeks of vestibular rehabilitation, a change in gait speed from 0.20 to 0.34 m/s with 95% confidence was required for the patients to perceive a significant reduction in perception of dizziness and improved balance confidence.
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