@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation in hemodialysis patients with dizziness",
journal="Rehabilitation nursing",
year="2017",
author="Dai, Chin-Ying and Lin, Su-Chun and Peng, Hui-Ling and Chung, Yueh-Chin and Chen, Shu-Wen and Feng, Ying-Feng and Tung, Yi-Chen and Liu, Wen-Miao",
volume="42",
number="3",
pages="125–130-125–130",
abstract="PURPOSE  This study evaluated the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation (VR) for hemodialysis (HD) patients with chronic dizziness. Design  A single-blind, randomized controlled study was performed. <br><br>METHODS  Cluster-randomized sampling was used to select the experimental group from two outpatient dialysis clinics. A total of 26 patients participated in the study. Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and falls were used as outcome measures. Data were collected at baseline (T1), 3 months (T2), and 6 months (T3). <br><br>FINDINGS  Two-way repeated-measure ANOVA of DHI revealed a statistically significant group and time interaction. Dizziness handicap outcome was significantly reduced over time in the experimental group (DHI total score, T1 = 35.29, T2 = 32.86, T3 = 27.86, p = .001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS  VR exercise instructed by nurses can be effective in alleviating handicap imposed by dizziness in dialysis patients. Clinical Relevance  Nurses are encouraged to learn vestibular rehabilitation as a simple exercise to improve well-being in dialysis patients with chronic dizziness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0278-4807",
doi="10.1002/rnj.198",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rnj.198"
}