Table 2.
Overview of management of 2812 older dizzy patients.
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Wait-and-see (no treatment) | |
| Total | 799 (28.4) |
| Education and advice | |
| Vestibular training exercises | 87 (3.10) |
| Breathing exercises | 5 (0.20) |
| Other education or advice | 709 (25.2) |
| Totala | 786 (28.0) |
| Additional test | |
| Blood analysis | 622 (22.1) |
| Urine analysis | 89 (3.20) |
| Electrocardiography | 65 (2.30) |
| 24-h blood pressure monitoring | 41 (1.50) |
| Other | 34 (1.20) |
| Totala | 755 (26.8) |
| Medication prescription and medication adjustment | |
| Prescription of antiemetics | 83 (3.00) |
| Prescription of antivertigo drugs | 143 (5.10) |
| in dizziness caused by Ménière’s disease | 7 (0.20) |
| in other dizziness of vestibular origin | 52 (1.80) |
| in other types of dizziness | 84 (3.00) |
| Adjustment of FRIDs | 330 (11.7) |
| dose reduction | 131 (4.70) |
| discontinuation | 219 (7.80) |
| Totala | 526 (18.7) |
| Referral | |
| Neurologist | 136 (4.80) |
| Cardiologist | 110 (3.90) |
| Physical therapist | 65 (2.30) |
| Internist | 58 (2.10) |
| Otolaryngologist | 37 (1.30) |
| Geriatrician | 25 (0.90) |
| Ophthalmologist | 19 (0.70) |
| Psychotherapist | 16 (0.60) |
| Other | 112 (4.00) |
| Totala | 533 (19.0) |
a
Total number of patients. As some patients had multiple tests, adjustments or referrals, the sum of individual items does not add up to the total.
BPPV: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; FRIDs: fall risk increasing drugs.