| Objective: To explore the effect of gaze stabilization training based on vestibule-eye reflex on the balance function of the elderly. Methods: A total of 100 elderly people who were physically healthy in Yixing NO.2 People’s Hospital from December 2020 to January 2022 were selected as the subjects of this study. They were divided into intervention group and control group according to the method of random number table, with 50 cases in each group. The control group received general physical therapy training, and the intervention group received gaze stabilization training on the basis of the control group. Before, immediate and 3 months after the intervention, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was applied to assess the balance ability of the subjects, the specific activity balance confidence scale (ABC) was used to measure the confidence of all subjects, and the balance instrument was used to measure the fall risk of all subjects. Before intervention, immediate after intervention, and 3 months（after） of intervention, timed up and go test (TUG) was performed. All subjects were followed up for 1 year, and the fall rate was recorded and calculated. The BBS score, TUG time, ABC score, fall risk and fall rate in the two groups were compared before, immediate and 3 months after the intervention. Results: The BBS score and ABC score in the intervention group and the control group increased obviously after the intervention, while the TUG time and fall risk decreased obviously after the intervention (P<0.05), the BBS score and ABC score after 3 months of intervention were obviously higher than those before and immediate after intervention, and the TUG time and fall risk were obviously reduced as compared with those before and immediate after intervention (P<0.05). After intervention and 3 months after intervention, the BBS score and ABC score in the intervention group were obviously higher than those in the control group, and the TUG time and fall risk were obviously reduced as compared with those in the control group (P<0.05). The results of one-year follow-upshowed that the fall rate of patients in the intervention group (6.00%, 3/50) was obviously lower than that in the control group (22.00%, 11/50) (χ2=5.316, P=0.021). Conclusion: The gaze stabilization training based on vestibule-eye reflex can effectively improve the balance function and confidence of the elderly, reduce their fall risk and improve their quality of life. |
