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September 8, 2018Çukurova medical journal (Online)/Çukurova medical journalOpen Access

Psychological profile and personal traits in patients with vestibular dysfunction

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Key result

Patients with vestibular dysfunction exhibited significantly higher levels of neurotic personality traits, anxiety, depression, and Type D personality compared to healthy controls.

Why the study?

Do patients with vestibular dysfunction exhibit different psychological profiles and personality traits compared to healthy controls?

Population

452 participants, including 225 patients with vestibular dysfunction and 227 control subjects without…

Design

Case-control

Authors

SSSaime SağıroğluFOFatma Özlem OrhanNENur Yücel Ekici

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Overview

Psychological screening may be considered in vestibular dysfunction; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials.

Study Design

Type

Case-Control (n=452)

Blinding

Single-blind

Structured PICO

Do patients with vestibular dysfunction exhibit different psychological profiles and personality traits compared to healthy controls?

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Population
452 participants, comprising 225 patients with vestibular dysfunction and 227 healthy controls, were evaluated to determine the association between vestibular symptoms and psychological profiles.
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Comparator
Control subjects who had no complaints of vestibular dysfunction
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Outcome
Psychological profile and personality traits assessed using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Abbreviated form (EPQR-A), Type D personality scale (DS-14), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)patient reported

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: 4% vs 3%

p-value: p=<0.001

Patients with vestibular dysfunction exhibit significantly higher levels of neuroticism, type D personality traits, anxiety, and depression compared to healthy controls.

Limitations

  • Cross-sectional/case-control design limits the ability to determine whether psychological symptoms are a cause or consequence of vestibular dysfunction.
  • Lack of objective tests to prove the diagnosis of persistent postural-perceptional dizziness (PPPD) prevented subcategorization.

Cite This Study

Sağıroğlu et al. (2018) conducted a case-control in Vestibular dysfunction (n=452). Vestibular dysfunction vs. Healthy controls without complaints of vestibular dysfunction was evaluated on Neuroticism score (EPQR-A) (p=<0.001). Patients with vestibular dysfunction exhibited significantly higher levels of neurotic personality traits, anxiety, depression, and Type D personality compared to healthy controls.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab9cc2ad73ffc6a17208104https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.389789
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