Abstract
Abstract: To describe patient-specific problems in functioning related to dizziness and balance problems in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a biopsychosocial context....
Highlights
Dizziness and balance problems are common complaints after mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI), with a reported prevalence of 39% 6 weeks after the injury (Hartvigsen et al, 2014)
The patient-specific problems were all represented in the ICF, supporting a biopsychosocial perspective on problems related to dizziness and balance pro blems after TBI
The results of this study show that items of the PatientSpecific Functional Scale (PSFS) can be mapped to the ICF and thereby inform on various aspects of problems in functioning in people with dizziness and balance pro blems after mild to moderate TBI
Summary
Dizziness and balance problems are common complaints after mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI), with a reported prevalence of 39% 6 weeks after the injury (Hartvigsen et al, 2014). Dizziness and balance problems has been shown to interfere with activities and participation in daily life (Maskell et al, 2007), can prevent return to work, and can cause anxiety, depression and problems in psychosocial functioning after TBI (Chamelian & Feinstein, 2004; Marcus et al, 2019). Performance-based measures combined with self-reported measures have been used to investigate dizziness and balance problems in patients with mild to moderate TBI (Alsalaheen et al, 2010; Kleffelgaard et al, 2017, 2019). The patients’ perspective is crucial to enhance an understanding of the limitations and restrictions related to the post-injury functioning and to facilitate individually tailored interventions
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