Quality of life in elderly with dizziness |
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| Authors: | Nancy Akemi Takano Silvia Sper Cavalli Maurício Malavasi Ganança Heloísa Helena Caovilla Mônica Alcantara de Oliveira Santos Érica de Toledo Piza Peluso Fernando Freitas Ganança |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Master''s degree in Neuromotor Rehabilitation Science, Sao Paulo Bandeirante University. Physical therapist;2. Master''s degree in Neuromotor Rehabilitation Science, Sao Paulo Bandeirante University. Physical therapist;3. Full professor of otorhinolaryngology, UNIFESP-EPM. Professor of the master''s degree program on Rehabilitation of Body Balance and Social Inclusion, UNIBAN;4. Associate professor, Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery Department, UNIFESP-EPM. Speech therapist;5. Masters degree in Otorhinolaryngology, Medical School of the Sao Paulo Santa Casa;6. Masters degree in Otorhinolaryngology, Medical School of the Sao Paulo Santa Casa;7. Post-doctoral degree, UNIFESP-EPM. Psychologist. Post-doctoral degree, UNIFESP - EPM. Adjunct professor. Head of the Otology and Otoneurology Discipline, UNIFESP - EPM. Sao Paulo Federal University and Sao Paulo Bandeirante University (Universidade Federal de São Paulo e Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo) |
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Dizziness is frequent in elderly people.AimsTo evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly subjects with dizziness, relate it with gender and age.Material and MethodA prospective study comprising 120 elderly patients with dizziness evaluated with Brazilian versions of the Whoqol-bref and the dizziness handicap inventory (DHI). The factor analysis (FA), the Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests, and the Spearman correlation were applied to study the results.ResultsThe most compromised domains were the DHI physical domain and the Whoqol-bref physical and environment domains. FA resulted in 3 factors in the DHI and 5 factors in the Whoqolbref. There was a moderate correlation (-0.596) in the total scores of both instruments. Males had a better QoL in the “environment perception and introspectivity” and “health perception” factors of the Whoqol-bref test. Females had a better QoL in the “functionality perception” factor of the Whoqol-bref test. There were no significant age differences.ConclusionsElderly patients with dizziness have a worse QoL. Elderly females with dizziness have worse QoL scores in “environment perception and introspectivity” and “health perception” and better QoL in the “functionality perception” factor compared to elderly males. |
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| Keywords: | vestibular diseases aged quality of life dizziness vertigo |
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