The Importance of Frailty in Older Adults With Benign Paroxysmal Positioning Vertigo
Older adults with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) can present with an impaired sensory orientation, declined cognition, significantly more multiple falls, and (pre-)frailty compared to controls. Moreover, frail older adults with BPPV also had a significantly decreased reactive postural control and dynamic gait, and an increased odds of falling compared to robust controls. BPPV and frailty appear to be linked with each other, which cannot be ignored in future research and clinicians treating older adults with BPPV.
Authors
- Pieter Meyns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-187X)
- Joke Spildooren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-3711)
- Raymond van de Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9734-8668)
- Nele Lemkens
- Sara Pauwels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5453-8944)
- Winde Lemmens
- Kenneth Meijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8236-8754)
Institutions
- Hasselt University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/npt.0000000000000495
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74
Funders
- Universiteit Maastricht
- Universiteit Hasselt
- Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds UGent