We aimed to identify and map outcome measures used in studies evaluating the effects of vestibular rehabilitation in adults with stroke.
✦ The floor
Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No immediate practice change — this scoping review maps existing outcome measures but does not recommend a single best tool; clinicians should note the lack of standardisation when comparing vestibular rehab programmes across stroke studies.
Identifying the landscape of outcome measures used in vestibular rehabilitation after stroke is a necessary first step toward standardising research protocols and ultimately improving evidence-based care for stroke survivors with balance disorders.
- 01Scoping review published in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation mapping outcome measures for vestibular rehab in stroke patients.
- 02Population: adult stroke survivors receiving vestibular rehabilitation interventions.
- 03No single standardised outcome measure dominates the literature, indicating heterogeneity across studies.
- 04Findings can guide future researchers in selecting or harmonising outcome measures.
- 05No head-to-head comparison of rehabilitation effectiveness was performed — this is a mapping exercise only.
A variety of outcome measures are used across studies evaluating vestibular rehabilitation after stroke, with no clear standard.
studysupported- PMID
- 42635257
- DOI
- 10.1080/10749357.2026.2723411.
- Journal
- Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
- Publication type
- scoping_review
- Evidence level
- 2a
- Population
- Adult stroke patients undergoing vestibular rehabilitation
- Intervention
- Vestibular rehabilitation interventions post-stroke
Primary outcomes
Identification and mapping of outcome measures used in vestibular rehabilitation studies in stroke populations