Abdulrahman Hagr1. 1. Department of Otolaryngology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: No studies have assessed psychopathology among benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) patients. The General Health Questionnaire allows for distinguishing patients suffering from psychiatric problems from those in good mental health. OBJECTIVE: To assess the psychiatric illness in Saudi patients with BPPV. METHODS: The study was cross-sectional in nature. Institutional ethics committee approval and individual informed consent from study participants were obtained. Fifty patients with BPPV with unknown psychiatric illness were given the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) questionnaire to complete. RESULTS: Complete data were available for 50 patients. Thirty patients (60%) with BPPV scored above the conventional threshold. Their subgroups were: somatic complaints 28%, anxiety and insomnia 28%, social dysfunction 34%, and severe depression 10%. CONCLUSIONS: Greater attention needs to be paid to BPPV patients. Vulnerable female patients may have high levels of psychiatric symptomatology that may benefit from assessment and intervention.
BACKGROUND: No studies have assessed psychopathology among benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) patients. The General Health Questionnaire allows for distinguishing patients suffering from psychiatric problems from those in good mental health. OBJECTIVE: To assess the psychiatric illness in Saudi patients with BPPV. METHODS: The study was cross-sectional in nature. Institutional ethics committee approval and individual informed consent from study participants were obtained. Fifty patients with BPPV with unknown psychiatric illness were given the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) questionnaire to complete. RESULTS: Complete data were available for 50 patients. Thirty patients (60%) with BPPV scored above the conventional threshold. Their subgroups were: somatic complaints 28%, anxiety and insomnia 28%, social dysfunction 34%, and severe depression 10%. CONCLUSIONS: Greater attention needs to be paid to BPPV patients. Vulnerable female patients may have high levels of psychiatric symptomatology that may benefit from assessment and intervention.
Authors: Hasan Hüseyin Kozak; Mehmet Akif Dündar; Ali Ulvi Uca; Faruk Uğuz; Keziban Turgut; Mustafa Altaş; Gonca Tekin; Suhayb Kuria Aziz Journal: Noro Psikiyatr Ars Date: 2018-03-19 Impact factor: 1.339