Publications by authors named "Sara G MacDowell"
Background: Health disparities (HD) impact care delivery and health outcomes in individuals with vestibular disorders (IVD).
Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify whether health disparities (HD) exist in Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) between individuals identifying as Caucasians or racial or ethnic minorities (REM).
Methods: This study was a retrospective chart review of IVD who attended outpatient VR between 1/2014 and 9/2020.
Background: Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapists (VRT) utilize outcome measures to quantify gait and balance abilities in individuals with vestibular disorders (IVD). The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in gait and balance outcome measures for IVD is unknown.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to estimate the MCID of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC), Functional Gait Assessment (FGA), and Gait Speed (GS) using distribution and anchor-based methods relative to the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) in IVD.
Objective: Evaluate and compare the Dizziness Handicap Inventory with Activities-specific Balance Confidence scores shortly after vestibular schwannoma excision.
Study Design: Retrospective database review.
Setting: Tertiary care center.
Background: Anxiety and depression are common in individuals with vestibular disorders and anecdotally symptoms of these disorders have been associated with poorer scores on subjective outcome measures of dizziness and balance. It is unknown if symptoms of psychological distress impact individual outcomes with vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT).
Objective: To compare subjective and objective outcome measures in subjects with vestibular disorders who have symptoms of anxiety and/or depression to those who do not exhibit those symptoms.