Table 4.
GPs’ reasons for not using vestibular treatment.
| Treatment modalities | Epley manoeuvre(N = 182 nonusers) | Brandt-Daroff exercises(N = 212 nonusers) | VR (N = 397non-users) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasons not to use the treatment | |||
| This takes too much time, % | 19.2 | 4.2 | 7.1 |
| I do not know how to perform the treatment, % | 49.5 | 89.6 | 92.4 |
| I am not convinced by the effectiveness of this treatment, % | 29.7 | 11.8 | 6.3 |
| Our national guidelines do not recommend the treatment, % | 11.5 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| This treatment does not belong in primary care, % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Other, % | 31.3 | 8.0 | 4.0 |