Gender differences in patients with dizziness and unsteadiness regarding self-perceived disability, anxiety, depression, and its associations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is known that anxiety and depression influence the level of disability experienced by persons with vertigo, dizziness or unsteadiness. Because higher prevalence rates of disabling dizziness have been found in women and some studies reported a higher level of psychiatric distress in female patients our primary aim was to explore whether women and men with vertigo, dizziness or unsteadiness differ regarding self-perceived disability, anxiety and depression. Secondly we planned to investigate the associations between disabling dizziness and anxiety and depression.

Method

Patients were recruited from a tertiary centre for vertigo and balance disorders. Participants rated their global disability as mild, moderate or severe. They filled out the Dizziness Handicap Inv

SUBMITTER: Kurre A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3352112 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature