Relationship between sleep quality and dizziness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Poor sleep quality has a number of significant negative effects on daytime function. However, few studies have examined sleep quality in patients with dizziness. Here, we investigated the potential association between sleep quality and various types of dizziness.

Subjects and methods

We examined dizziness and sleep disturbance in 237 patients experiencing dizziness using Korean versions of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI). All participants were classified as having benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Ménière's disease (MD), vestibular neuritis (VN), vestibular migraine (VM), psychogenic dizziness (PD), or Other.

Results

The mean PSQI and ISI scores were highest in th

SUBMITTER: Kim SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5841657 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature