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CC BY 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2025; 83(08): s00451811175
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1811175
Original Article

Profile and postrehabilitation outcome of patients with vertigo in a clinic in Southern Santa Catarina

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  • Emanuela Hannoff Pilon 

    1   Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Faculdade de Medicina, Criciúma SC, Brazil.

  • Vitor Benincá-Fernandes 

    1   Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Faculdade de Medicina, Criciúma SC, Brazil.

  • Letícia Fernandes 

    2   Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Faculdade de Fisioterapia, Criciúma SC, Brazil.

  • Karina Rossa 

    3   Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Faculdade de Matemática, Criciúma SC, Brazil.

  • Tatiana Pizzolotto Bruch 

    1   Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Faculdade de Medicina, Criciúma SC, Brazil.
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Abstract

Background

For the purposes of the present study, we define vertigo as the sensation of rotation of the environment or of the person moving. The demand for care for this complaint has been increasing; therefore, it is important to know the profile of patients treated with this complaint, the causes, the comorbidities, the associated factors, and the response of these individuals to rehabilitation.

Objective

To analyze the epidemiological profile of patients reporting vertigo and their outcome after physiotherapeutic rehabilitation.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of secondary data analysis. The sample was collected through a census in a specialized clinic in the south of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Individuals were evaluated through a questionnaire developed by the authors, which covered the patient's demographic and clinical data. The statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows (IBM Corp.) software, version 23.0.

Results

A total of 200 medical records were evaluated, 5 of which were excluded due to non-adherence to treatment, totaling a sample of 195 patients. Their mean age was of 51.18 ± 16.84 years, 62.6% were female subjects, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) was the most prevalent cause (55.9%), with associated symptoms such as tinnitus (30.8%) and depression and/or anxiety (29.2%). Of the 195 patients, 193 responded positively to the vestibular rehabilitation treatment, and the vertigo of 58% improved after 1 session.

Conclusion

The population older than 50 years of age is the most affected by vertigo, especially women, with BPPV as the main cause and associated symptoms such as tinnitus, depression, and anxiety. Most patients improved after the first vestibular rehabilitation session.

Keywords

Epidemiology - Health Profile - Rehabilitation - Vertigo

Data Availability Statement

The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due to ethical, legal and privacy restrictions but are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.


Authors' Contributions

Conceptualization: EHP, VBF, TPB; Data curation: EHP, VBF, LF, KR, TPB; Formal analysis: EHP, VBF, KR; Funding acquisition: EHP, VBF; Investigation: EHP, LF; Methodology: EHP, VBF, LF; Project administration: EHP, TPB; Resources: EHP, VBF; Software: EHP, VBF, KR; Supervision: EHP, VBF, TPB; Validation: EHP, TPB; Visualization: EHP, VBF; Writing – original draft: EHP, VBF, TPB; Writing – review & editing: EHP, VBF, LF, TPB. All authors declare that the second author contributed equally to the writing and development of this study as the first.


Editor-in-Chief: Hélio A. G. Teive (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2305-1073).


Associate Editor: Tamine Teixeira da Costa Capato (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4235-4141).




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Eingereicht: 17. März 2024

Angenommen: 03. Juni 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
31. August 2025

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Bibliographical Record
Emanuela Hannoff Pilon, Vitor Benincá-Fernandes, Letícia Fernandes, Karina Rossa, Tatiana Pizzolotto Bruch. Profile and postrehabilitation outcome of patients with vertigo in a clinic in Southern Santa Catarina. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2025; 83: s00451811175.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1811175