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The Correlation between Dizziness and Anxiety, Depression, and Type D
Personality in Patients with Chronic Dizziness
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Jun Hyeok Lee, Yoon Seok Choi, Si Youn Song, Yong Dae Kim, Chang Hoon Bae
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Res Vestib Sci. 2015;14(2):50-54.
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- Background
and Objectives: Dizziness often takes a chronic course and can
influence the emotion of life. Dizziness is associated with psychological factors
such as anxiety and depression. Type D personality is also related to the negative
emotions including anxiety and depression. Therefore, the aim of this study was
to determine the correlation between chronic dizziness and anxiety/depression/
type D personality. Materials and Methods: Chronic dizziness was defined when
the dizziness had persisted more than three months. We analyzed the data of 72
patients with chronic dizziness between November 2012 and August 2014. The
patients with chronic dizziness were asked to complete a survey regarding demographic
data, history of dizziness, Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II), Hamilton
anxiety scale (HAM-A), type D personality scale 14 (DS-14), and dizziness handicap
inventory (DHI). Results: The patients with chronic dizziness had a trend
of higher frequency of type D personality (52.7%) compared to general population.
In the patients with chronic dizziness, there was significant positive correlation
between DHI score and BDI-II, HAM-A, and DS-14 score. Conclusion: These
results
suggest that the patients with chronic dizziness, compared to the general
population, have a trend of higher frequency of type D personality. There is
significant positive correlation between chronic dizziness and anxiety/depression/
type D personality.
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