A pre- and post-treatment study of quality of life in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- Author:
Xiangdong GUO
1
;
Qinglin WANG
;
Ying LI
;
Zhicheng ZHANG
;
Xiao YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Traditional Chinese Medical College, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo;
Case-Control Studies;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Quality of Life;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Treatment Outcome;
Vertigo;
therapy
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2011;25(16):729-731
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) on the quality of life (QOL) in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo(BPPV).
METHOD:The clinical data of 86 patients with BPPV (treatment group) and 120 normal ones (control group) were reviewed through the medical outcomes study short form (SF-36)and the dizziness handicap inventory (DHI), and the results of two groups were analyzed.
RESULT:With SF-36 scales for evaluation of QOL, the results showed that the scores of treatment group before CRP were significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). While using of DHI scales in evaluation of the treatment group patients before CRP, the results were significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). After CRP for 3 months, not only with SF-36 scales but also with DHI scales, there were no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSION:CRP may obviously improve the clinical symptom of BPPV patients. The SF-36 and DHI scales could reflect the change of BPPV patient's QOL.
