Factors relating to depressive symptoms among elderly people with chronic vestibular dysfunction

Gazzola, Juliana Maria; Aratani, Mayra Cristina; Doná, Flávia; Macedo, Camila de Cássia; Fukujima, Márcia Maiumi; Ganança, Maurício Malavasi; Ganança, Fernando Freitas

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2009000300009

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“…A study that assessed elderly patients with vestibular diseases found that turning the head and keeping the head in a specific position were the most common movements or positions associated with dizziness 20 . The complaint of dizziness was more common in females compared to males (50.6% vs. 35.2%), which is supported by several studies 4,9,10,13,20,21,46,48 . Some studies suggest a correlation between age and dizziness, with a higher prevalence in older age groups 4,9 .…”

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“…Although these factors were independently associated with dizziness in the present study, our statistical analysis did not provide any estimate of the weight of these associations. A study of 120 elderly individuals with chronic vestibular syndrome suggested -in a linear regression model -that having more symptoms of depressions was associated with memory and concentration disorders, among other factors 21 . Poor perception of health was independently associated with dizziness, which concurs with other population-based studies 4,46 .…”

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Tontura em idosos da comunidade: estudo de base populacional

Moraes¹,

Soares²,

Rodrigues³

et al. 2011

Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)

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Dizziness is a common complaint among older adults. Aim To identify the prevalence of dizziness and its related factors in a sample of community-dwelling older adults. Methods A prospective population-based study with a representative sample of older adults aged 65 years and over. A multidimensional questionnaire and a battery of measures were used for assessing physical function. Results The prevalence of dizziness was 45%. Vertigo was found in 70.4% of older adults with dizziness and 43.8% of them referred vertigo crises along life. A significant association was found between dizziness and female gender ( p =0.004), memory difficulties complaints ( p =0.015), bad health perception ( p =0.001), depression ( p <0.0001), five or more comorbidities ( p =0.021), self-reported fatigue ( p <0.0001), recurrent falls ( p =0.001), excessive sleepiness ( p =0.003), fear of falling ( p <0.0001), left leg unipedal stance ( p =0.002) and Short Performance Physical Battery score ( p =0.009). Conclusion Dizziness is a common complaint among older adults and it is associated with limiting clinical conditions, such as depression, fatigue, excessive sleepiness and impaired memory. It is highlighted the association between dizziness and recurrent falls, fear of falling and lower performance in physical function tests, which can restrict independence. These data suggest the importance of a multifactorial approach to dizziness in older adults.

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Tontura em idosos da comunidade: estudo de base populacional

Moraes¹,

Soares²,

Rodrigues³

et al. 2011

Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)

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“…Of the 28 patients who underwent treatment, 17 (61%) were treated with the repositioning maneuver, problems such as depression 4 . According to a study 19 , emotional changes are due to the impact of the perceived impairments on these patients' mindset, which interferes with their activities of daily living, social life, and self-image.…”

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“…Shirley Nogueira Soares (1) , Maria Adriana da Silva Gonçalves (2) , Claudiana Gomes Teixeira (3) , Priscila Caetano Romualdo (4) , Juliana Nunes Santos (5) (1) Faculdade de Estudos Administrativos -FEAD, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. (2) Faculdade de Estudos Administrativos -FEAD, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.…”

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“…Dizziness can be characterized as a subjective manifestation of body balance disturbance (e.g., unsteadiness, tilting, floating, and lightheadedness) while vertigo is a form of dizziness of rotational character. These major symptoms can be compounded by frequent falling, nausea, vomiting 2,3 , and even symptoms of depression 4 impacting the quality of life (QOL) of the affected individuals 5,6 . Up until 65 years of age, dizziness is the world's second most prevalent symptom, with headaches coming first.…”

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Influência da reabilitação vestibular na qualidade de vida de indivíduos labirintopatas

Soares¹,

Gonçalves²,

Teixeira

et al. 2014

Rev. CEFAC

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Objetivo verificar a influência da reabilitação vestibular sobre a qualidade de vida dos indivíduos por meio do questionário Dizziness Handicap Inventory aplicado pré e pós-terapia. Métodos: foram analisados 28 prontuários de indivíduos de ambos os sexos atendidos em uma Clínica Escola do município de Belo Horizonte. Os pacientes responderam ao questionário pré e pós terapia de reabilitação vestibular personalizada (RVP). A análise estatística dos dados foi feita por meio do teste T-Student pareado. Resultados a amostra do estudo foi composta por 28 pacientes, sendo 23 (82 %) do sexo feminino. A idade média dos pacientes foi de 54,7 (± 20,6) anos e o número médio de sessões de terapia foi 5,6 (± 6,4). Antes do tratamento os pacientes apresentaram os seguintes escores: 18,10 (±9,83) nos aspectos físicos, 13,53 (±8,57) nos funcionais e 15,14 (±7,48) nos emocionais. Após uma média de 5,6 (± 6,4) sessões, houve diminuição significante (p<0,05) dos escores nos aspectos físicos 4,32 (±5,32), funcionais 4,32 (±6,91) e emocionais 3,78 (±5,16). Conclusão pode-se concluir que houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os escores do Dizziness Handicap Inventory pré e pós-reabilitação vestibular personalizada, mostrando que a reabilitação vestibular é um importante instrumento na melhoria da qualidade de vida de pacientes labirintopatas.

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The Touched Self: Affective Touch and Body Awareness in Health and Disease

Gentsch

Crucianelli

Jenkinson

et al. 2016

Affective Touch and the Neurophysiology of CT Afferents

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This chapter focuses on how interpersonal, affective touch shapes our sense of self as embodied beings. In the first section, we highlight the centrality of bodily representations for our psychological sense of self, with special emphasis on the role of internal bodily signals in forming the emotional, core of selfhood. The second section focuses on affective touch as a domain of interoception and addresses its important contribution to healthy body representation and bodily awareness. Specifically, we present recent, accumulating evidence in healthy volunteers pointing to the crucial role of affective touch in the construction and maintenance of fundamental facets of bodily awareness, such as the sense of body ownership.Finally, in a third section, we discuss findings in neurological and psychiatric disorders of body representation and awareness, indicating the importance of affective touch and other affiliative, interpersonal signals for the construction of a coherent, efficient and resilient sense of embodied selfhood. Overall, our chapter draws on perspectives from multiple mind and brain fields in order to highlight how affective touch, a bodily modality by which we can communicate social affiliation and care, has a fundamental role in the constitution of selfhood.

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Factors relating to depressive symptoms among elderly people with chronic vestibular dysfunction

Cited by 25 publications

References 21 publications

Tontura em idosos da comunidade: estudo de base populacional

Tontura em idosos da comunidade: estudo de base populacional

Influência da reabilitação vestibular na qualidade de vida de indivíduos labirintopatas

The Touched Self: Affective Touch and Body Awareness in Health and Disease

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