A Preliminary Study on Multi-Disciplinary Team Model for Vertigo/Dizziness Management
PANG Anran
MAO Zhongyao
LI Yinqiang
DENG Dongzhou
LU Xiang
LIU Zheng
BING Dan
Abstract：Objective To report the impact of the multi-disciplinary team(MDT)management model on treatment,physical and psychological rehabilitation and management of patients with vertigo/dizziness and potential social benefits,to promote its development and adoption in China.Methods Medical records of 175 patients with vertigo/dizziness managed by the MDT model from October 2020 to July 2022 in our hospital were retrospectively identified and followed up by a telephone questionnaire 128.40±87.01 days after their visits.Chi-square test and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze data,including demographics,clinical presentation,treatments before MDT visit,patient expenses,post-MDT improvement,and patient satisfaction.Results Of the 145 patients accepting the telephone follow-up,62(42.76％)were men aged 46.03±17.42 years and 83(57.24％)were women aged 51.54±16.81 years.Prior to MDT,59 patients(40.69％)had been suffering from vertigo for several years,and 44 patients(30.34％)had spent more than 10,000 yuan.Most patients(97.93％)were satisfied with the professionalism and service provided by MDT and report resolution of troubles caused by vertigo/dizziness(93.10％).Functional dizziness(80 cases,55.17％)and VM/possible VM(37 cases,25.52％)were the most common diseases in this group.The follow-up showed that 39 patients failed to follow the medical advice,with less than ideal improvement(only 16.65％of these patients achieved improvement by more than 50％,compared to 71.7％in those sticking to the medical advice).Conclusion The etiology of vertigo/dizziness is complex and requires multidisciplinary interventions.Establishing an all-round and multi-dimensional MDT approach with humanistic care can improve treatment outcomes,reduce patient medical expenses and enhance social benefits while also effectively promoting development of the dizziness field.
Keywords：vertigo/dizzinessMDT for vertigo/dizzinessquality of treatment
Publication Date：2024-12-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 890-894 )