Table 6.
Results from thematic analysis of research priorities
| Research priorities themes | Counts | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Management of dizziness/vertigo in specific conditions | 317 | |
| Chronic dizziness/vertigo | 62 | |
| Chronic dizziness/vertigo | 10 | |
| Persistent Perceptual Postural Dizziness (PPPD) | 35 | |
| Visual vertigo/Visually Induced Dizziness | 8 | |
| Mal de Debarquement syndrome (MdDS) | 6 | |
| Motion sickness | 3 | |
| Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) | 45 | |
| Recurrent BPPV | 10 | |
| Other | 35 | |
| Vestibular migraine | 42 | |
| Ageing and falls (presbyvestibulopathy, multiple sensory deficit) | 35 | |
| Menière’s disease/hydrops | 23 | |
| Unilateral vestibular hypofunction (vestibular neuritis) | 21 | |
| Cervicogenic dizziness | 19 | |
| Central nervous disease (stroke, multiple sclerosis) | 18 | |
| Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI, concussion, commotion) | 16 | |
| Bilateral vestibular hypofunction | 14 | |
| Other (children, orthostatic, vestibular paroxysmia) | 14 | |
| 2. Evaluating effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation (VR) | 246 | |
| Efficacy of different VR protocols in different diseases | 61 | |
| Outcome measures | 49 | |
| Vestibular function (caloric testing) | 5 | |
| Balance | 6 | |
| Impact of disease (quality of life, work) | 5 | |
| To monitor compensation/progress | 3 | |
| Other (best?, subjective or objective?, oculomotor testing) | 30 | |
| Optimal parameters for VR (frequency/duration/length/dosage) | 26 | |
| VR-setting (self/individual/group/telerehabilitation/on line) | 24 | |
| Incorporation of rehabilitation technology (virtual reality, OKS) | 24 | |
| Efficacy of VR compared to other treatments | 16 | |
| Psychological treatment in VR (cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness) | 15 | |
| Timing of VR | 11 | |
| Other (medication, multidisciplinary care, different models of care, holistic) | 20 | |
| 3. Understanding vestibular compensation and dizziness | 206 | |
| Models and mechanisms (psychological factors, sensory reweighting, etiology) | 83 | |
| Education of physiotherapist (PT) | 26 | |
| Care pathways (and how to improve them) | 24 | |
| Developing of diagnostic algorithms | 18 | |
| Factors influencing compensation | 18 | |
| Epidemiology (prevalence of, frequency of) | 11 | |
| Role of PT in diagnostics | 10 | |
| Other | 16 | |
| 4. Other (remuneration, artificial labyrinth, differences between countries…) | 7 | |
| 5. No answer (blank, do not know) | 182 | |