Disability perceived by primary care patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Disability perceived by primary care patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo. Little is known on how posterior canal BPPV affects health-related quality of life in patients diagnosed and treated at primary care facilities or on whether patients with subjective and objective disease perceive the e...

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Published in:BMC family practice Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 156
Main Authors: Carrillo Muñoz, Ricard, Ballve Moreno, José Luis, Villar Balboa, Iván, Rando Matos, Yolanda, Cunillera Puertolas, Oriol, Almeda Ortega, Jesús, Rodero Perez, Estrella, Monteverde Curto, Xavier, Rubio Ripollès, Carles, Moreno Farres, Noemí, Matos Mendez, Austria, Gomez Nova, Jean Carlos, Bardina Santos, Marta, Villarreal Miñano, Johan Josué, Pacheco Erazo, Diana Lizzeth, Hernández Sánchez, Anabella María
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 13-11-2019
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Subjects:
Antianxiety agents
Antidepressants
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Care and treatment
Clinical trials
Depression (Mood disorder)
Disabilities
Health
Health aspects
Health facilities
Medical research
Nystagmus
Primary care
Quality of life
Tranquilizing agents
Vertigo
Spain
Primary care
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Quality of life
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Summary:Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo. Little is known on how posterior canal BPPV affects health-related quality of life in patients diagnosed and treated at primary care facilities or on whether patients with subjective and objective disease perceive the effects differently. This study was designed to describe how patients diagnosed with posterior canal BPPV in primary care perceive disability. Cross-sectional descriptive study performed at two urban primary care centers. Participants were patients aged 18 years or older with suspected posterior canal BPPV recruited for baseline evaluation in a clinical trial on the effectiveness of the Epley maneuver in primary care. The recruitment period was from November 2012 to January 2015. Perceived disability was evaluated using the Dizziness Handicap Inventory - Screening version (DHI-S). Other variables collected were age and sex, a history or diagnosis of anxiety or depression, treatment with antidepressants and/or anxiolytics, and results of the Dix-Hallpike (DH) test, which was considered positive when it triggered vertigo with or without nystagmus and negative when it triggered neither. The DH test was positive in 134 patients, 40.30% of whom had objective BPPV (vertigo with nystagmus). The median age of the patients was 52 years (interquartile range [IQR], 39.00-68.50 years) and 76.1% were women. The median total score on the DHI-S was 16 out of 40 (IQR, 8.00-22.00). Scores were higher (greater perceived disability) in women (p < 0.001) and patients with subjective BPPV (vertigo without nystagmus) (p = 0.033). The items perceived as causing the greatest disability were feeling depressed (67.1%) and worsening of the condition on turning over in bed (88%). Patients diagnosed with posterior canal BPPV in primary care perceive their condition as a disability according to DHI-S scores, with higher levels of disability reported by women and patients with subjective BPPV. Feelings of depression and turning over in bed were associated with the greatest perceived difficulties. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01969513. Retrospectively registered. First Posted: October 25, 2013. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01969513.
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ISSN:1471-2296
1471-2296
DOI:10.1186/s12875-019-1035-3