Clinical Study

The Use of Computer-Assisted Home Exercises to Preserve Physical Function after a Vestibular Rehabilitation Program: A Randomized Controlled Study

Table 1

Participant characteristics at baseline, that is, termination of supervised training in outpatient clinic.

VariablesMitii group ()Control group ()

Women, (%)17 (57)19 (63)
Age76.39 ± 7.6378.93 ± 6.58
Duration of dizziness, months 61.50 ± 52.2569.66 ± 47.38
Type of vestibular dysfunction, (%)
 Peripheral2 (7)2 (7)
 Mixed4 (14)6 (21)
 Central 22 (79)21 (72)
One-leg stand test (s)11.90 ± 10.6111.11 ± 10.66
Dynamic Gait Index (points)17.68 ± 4.2016.41 ± 3.89
Dizziness Handicap Inventory (points)31.36 ± 19.7835.27 ± 18.08
Motion Sensitivity Test (points)15.43 ± 15.7218.07 ± 22.00
Visual Analogue Scale (mm)29.89 ± 2.0630.17 ± 19.38
Chair Stand Test (rep)13.00 ± 4.5012.17 ± 2.88
Short Form-12 Physical Composite Score (points)41.92 ± 13.1238.91 ± 11.61
Short Form-12 Mental Composite Score (points)56.05 ± 8.5753.83 ± 9.45

Values with a plus/minus sign are means ± SD.
The intervention with a computerized training program.