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Studies that investigated vestibular rehabilitation with virtual reality in individuals\u2009&gt;\u200918-years-old and diagnosed with vestibular dysfunction were included. The risk of bias and the certainty of the evidence was assessed. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed, with a total of 18 articles included. There was an improvement in the level of confidence in balance scores between baseline and postintervention of 11.22 (95% CI\u2009=\u20098.55\u201313.88; I2\u2009=\u200918%). An improvement in the disabling effects caused by dizziness was also observed, with a difference between means in relation to the two periods of \u221222.76 (95% CI\u2009=\u2009-28.70 to -16.82; I2\u2009=\u200988%). The certainty of evidence assessment was very low.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Virtual reality therapy in vestibular disorders has shown efficient results, being a useful, low-cost, and motivating tool in the treatment of these disorders.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0046-1819714","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,8]],"date-time":"2026-05-08T23:49:13Z","timestamp":1778284153000},"page":"001-014","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation with Virtual Reality in Adults with Vestibular Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"30","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4871-2683","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bianca Simone","family":"Zeigelboim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postgraduate Program in Human Communication Health, Speech Therapy Program, Universidade Tuiuti do Paran\u00e1, Curitiba, PR, 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