Disruptive Dizziness Among Post-9/11 Veterans With Deployment-Related Traumatic Brain Injury.

Autor:	Swan AA; Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio (Dr Swan and Ms Crowsey); South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio (Dr Swan); James H Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee (Drs Akin and Hall); Departments of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (Dr Akin) and Rehabilitative Sciences (Dr Hall), East Tennessee State University, Johnson City; Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences Center (IDEAS 2.0), VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah (Mss Amuan and Padilla and Drs Kalvesmaki and Pugh); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Mss Amuan and Padilla and Drs Kalvesmaki and Pugh); Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Dr Riska); and Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina (Dr Riska)., Akin FW, Amuan ME, Riska KM, Hall CD, Kalvesmaki A, Padilla S, Crowsey E, Pugh MJ
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation [J Head Trauma Rehabil] 2022 Jul-Aug 01; Vol. 37 (4), pp. 199-212. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 26.
DOI:	10.1097/HTR.0000000000000714
Abstrakt:	Objective: To identify disruption due to dizziness symptoms following deployment-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) and factors associated with receiving diagnoses for these symptoms. Setting: Administrative medical record data from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Participants: Post-9/11 veterans with at least 3 years of VA care who reported at least occasional disruption due to dizziness symptoms on the comprehensive TBI evaluation. Design: A cross-sectional, retrospective, observational study. Main Measures: International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes of dizziness, vestibular dysfunction, and other postconcussive conditions; neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory. Results: Increased access to or utilization of specialty care at the VA was significant predictors of dizziness and/or vestibular dysfunction diagnoses in the fully adjusted model. Veterans who identified as Black non-Hispanic and those with substance use disorder diagnoses or care were substantially less likely to receive dizziness and vestibular dysfunction diagnoses. Conclusions: Access to specialty care was the single best predictor of dizziness and vestibular dysfunction diagnoses, underscoring the importance of facilitating referrals to and utilization of specialized, comprehensive clinical facilities or experts for veterans who report disruptive dizziness following deployment-related TBI. There is a clear need for an evidence-based pathway to address disruptive symptoms of dizziness, given the substantial variation in audiovestibular tests utilized by US providers by region and clinical specialty. Further, the dearth of diagnoses among Black veterans and those in more rural areas underscores the potential for enhanced cultural competency among providers, telemedicine, and patient education to bridge existing gaps in the care of dizziness. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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