Anxiety, depression and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic dizziness

Impact of Prolonged-release Oxycodone/Naloxone on Outcomes Affecting Patients' Daily Functioning in Comparison With Extended-release Tapentadol: A Systematic Review

“…43 Further evidence of the effect of dizziness on the mood and well-being of patients was provided by a cross-sectional study, which revealed a high degree of correlation between scores of patients on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and patients with higher Dizziness Handicap Inventory scores were significantly more likely to have abnormal scores on the anxiety and depression subscales of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (P o 0.01 in all cases). 44 Dizziness may also affect the ability of patients to follow a normal routine, their performance at work, or their ability to drive a car, which may have a significant effect on their QoL. In a study of 565 home-dwelling individuals aged 76 years in Sweden (of whom one-third of patients reported dizziness), individuals experiencing dizziness were more likely to have locomotor disorders, angina, urinary incontinence, stroke or paresis, and mental disorders than individuals who did not experience dizziness.…”

Quality-of-life for individuals with a vestibular impairment following an acquired brain injury (ABI); the clients’ perspective

“…Organic vestibular symptoms have been reported to simulate a number of psychiatric conditions, including panic disorder [2], agoraphobia [3] and anxiety disorders [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. In addition, organic and psychological conditions can present concurrently, providing a clinical dilemma regarding the primary cause of the symptoms and the optimum target for treatment.…”

The Relationship Between Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Anxiety

“…Anksiyete bozuklukları baş dönmesi ve nörotolojik durumlara sebep olurken, baş dönmesi ve nörotolojik durumlar da önceden var olan psikiyatrik bozuklukların alevlenmesine neden olmaktadır. 23 Çalışmamızda baş dönmesi yakınması bulunan hastaların yüksek anksiyete düzeylerine sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Epley manevrası öncesi ADİ-3 ölçeğinden alınan puanların yüksekliği (52,46±10,97) hastaların anksiyete duyarlılıklarının oldukça yük- (4) sek olduğunu göstermektedir, ve bu sonuç akut baş dönmesinden yakınan hastalarla yapılan önceki ça-lışmalarla uyumludur.…”