Quality of life in elderly with dizziness

Dizziness is frequent in elderly people. To evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly subjects with dizziness, relate it with gender and age. A prospective study comprising 120 elderly patients with dizziness evaluated with Brazilian versions of the Whoqol-bref and the dizziness handicap invento...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology 2010-11, Vol.76 (6), p.769-775
Main Authors: Takano, Nancy Akemi, Cavalli, Silvia Sper, Ganança, Maurício Malavasi, Caovilla, Heloísa Helena, de Oliveira Santos, Mônica Alcantara, de Toledo Piza Peluso, Érica, Ganança, Fernando Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
dizziness
Dizziness - psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Original
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Sex Factors
Statistics, Nonparametric
Surveys and Questionnaires
vertigo
vestibular diseases
Vestibular Diseases - physiopathology
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Summary:Dizziness is frequent in elderly people. To evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly subjects with dizziness, relate it with gender and age. A 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. The 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. Elderly 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.
ISSN:1808-8694
1808-8686
DOI:10.1590/S1808-86942010000600016