ENGLISH: dizziness - older patients - impairment - general practice - prognosis DUTCH: duizeligheid - ouderen - beperking - huisartsgeneeskunde - prognose
Conditions
Interventions
The patients assigned to the intervention group will receive – in addition to usual care as described below – a targeted
intervention, consisting of a standardized intervention protocol for the risk f
Sponsors
VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of 65 years or older are eligible if they have consulted their GP for a new episode of dizziness, defined as recurrent dizziness, including a giddy or rotational sensation, loss of balance, faint feeling, light-headedness, instability, or tendency to fall. Selected patients will be invited by their GP to participate in the study after confirming the following eligibility criteria: a. Suspected current dizziness-related impairment. b. The ability to speak, read and write Dutch. c. No severe cognitive impairment. d. No serious comorbid condition that precludes participation in an exercise programme. e. No current enrolment in another – interfering – study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: See above.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dizziness-related impairment, as measured by the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI). Health related quality of life, as measured by the SF-36. Incidence of falls, as measured with a fall calendar. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety or depression, as measured by the PRIME-MD Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ). Dizziness frequence, as measured by a dizziness calendar. Health care utilization, as measured by extracted data from the electronic medical records of all participants. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactOtto Maarsingh
Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine and EMGO+ Institute, VU Medical Center Van der Boechorststraat 7, room D-531
Outcome results
None listed