People with Alzheimer disease (AD) are at increased risk of falls and disproportionately burdened with vestibular impairment compared with healthy older adults. Although physical therapy (PT) and vestibular physical therapy (VPT) are effective rehabilitation interventions in improving balance and fall risk, referral patterns for these services in the AD population are understudied. A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients seen for primary AD care at a tertiary AD referral center to investigate the frequency of rehabilitation referrals. Of the 801 people with AD seen for AD care in 1 year, 48 individuals (6.0%) were referred to PT and 5 individuals (0.6%) to VPT. People with AD appear to receive very infrequent PT and VPT referrals, despite the potentially large number of people with AD who could benefit from PT and VPT services to improve their balance and vestibular function.

中文翻译：

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阿尔茨海默病患者的物理和前庭物理治疗推荐。

与健康老年人相比，阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 患者跌倒的风险更高，并且前庭功能障碍的负担更重。尽管物理治疗 (PT) 和前庭物理治疗 (VPT) 是改善平衡和跌倒风险的有效康复干预措施，但 AD 人群中这些服务的转诊模式尚未得到充分研究。对在三级 AD 转诊中心接受初级 AD 护理的患者进行了回顾性图表审查，以调查康复转诊的频率。在 1 年内接受 AD 护理的 801 名 AD 患者中，48 人 (6.0%) 被转诊至 PT，5 人 (0.6%) 被转诊至 VPT。尽管有大量 AD 患者可能受益于 PT 和 VPT 服务以改善平衡和前庭功能，但 AD 患者似乎很少收到 PT 和 VPT 转诊。