Understanding Dizzy Patients a Cross-Sectional Analysis of Attitudes toward Diagnosis, Providers, and Treatment

2021 ◽  
pp. 000348942110220
Author(s):  
Whitney Chiao ◽  
Roseanne Krauter ◽  
Laura Kirk ◽  
Kristen Steenerson ◽  
Lauren Pasquesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Brain

Objective: To evaluate patients’ attitudes regarding their dizziness, provider capabilities, and receptiveness toward treatment. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Tertiary care vestibular clinic. Patients: Ages 18 years or older, fluent in English, and who presented with a chief complaint of dizziness or vertigo. Intervention(s): N/A. Main Outcomes Measure(s): Non-validated questionnaire surveying patients’ beliefs regarding the cause of their dizziness, likelihood of successful treatment, and openness to various treatment modalities Results: Patients were asked to complete an online non-validated survey regarding their dizziness prior to being evaluated in neurotology clinic. About 67 surveys were completed between January 2017 and September 2018. A majority of patients attributed their dizziness to their ears (n = 47, 70%), followed by the brain (n = 29, 43%). Most subjects chose “neither agree nor disagree” about whether their provider could identify the cause of their dizziness (27%). Most subjects also chose “neither agree nor disagree” that their dizziness would resolve with treatment (31%). These attitudes were not influenced by demographics, dizziness severity, anxiety, depression, or quality of life on multivariate ordinal regression modeling. Conclusions: Patients who experience dizziness have neutral attitudes with regards to believing that their provider will be able to identify the cause of their dizziness and whether their dizziness will resolve with treatment. These neutral attitudes are experienced by a plurality of patients and do not differ by demographic information, dizziness handicap, quality of life, depression, or anxiety.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment among Patients with Different Skin Diseases in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sau Huu Nguyen ◽  
Long Hoang Nguyen ◽  
Giang Thu Vu ◽  
Cuong Tat Nguyen ◽  
Thu Hoai Thi Le ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Skin diseases have caused a heavy burden on the infected population worldwide. This study aimed to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with different skin diseases and identify associated factors. A cross-sectional study with 430 participants was conducted at the Vietnam National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology (NHD) from September to November 2018. The EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) instrument was employed, which measures the EQ-5D index from five domains including mobility, self-care, usual activity, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Multivariate Tobit regression was adopted to determine factors that were associated with HRQOL (EQ-5D index). The rate of atopic dermatitis was the highest with 28.8%, following by contact dermatitis (17.0%) and skin fungal infections (13.0%). Regarding HRQOL, anxiety/depression was the most common health problem in patients with skin diseases (71.8%), following by pain/discomfort (63.6%). The mean EQ-5D index score was 0.73 (SD = 0.19). The lowest EQ-5D index scores were obtained for females with skin infections (mean = 0.52) and for males with psoriasis (mean = 0.59). Females had significantly lower scores compared to males (Coef. = −0.06; 95% CI = −0.11 to −0.01). Higher income and living in rural areas were also negatively correlated with the EQ-5D index. This study demonstrated the low HRQOL among patients with skin diseases in Vietnam and emphasized the vulnerability of patients with different socioeconomic statuses to their HRQOL.

scholarly journals Amalgamation of self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress among prosthesis users

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Nazia Mumtaz ◽  
Ghulam Saqulain
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Abstract Objective: To find the levels of self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress among prosthesis users. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from June to November 2018 at Chal Foundation centres in Bagh and Swabi, Pakistan, and comprised prosthesis users of both genders aged 15-60 years. Rosenberg self-esteem scale and Depression anxiety and stress scale-21 were used to collect data which was analysed using SPSS 22. Results: Of the 400 subjects, 315(78.8%) were males and 85(21.2%) were females. The overall mean age was 38.03±11.86 years. Low level of self-esteem was found in 350(87.5%), depression in 374(93.4%), anxiety in 388(96.9%) and stress in 338(84.4%). Females showed significant association with stress (p=0.009). Conclusion: The level of self-esteem was low among majority of the participants and psychological well-being was found to be poor. Key Words: Amputation, Anxiety, Depression, Prosthesis users, Quality of life, Continuous...

scholarly journals POSTPARTUM HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG MOTHERS: AN ANALYTICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 629-33
Author(s):  
Nadia Ramzan ◽  
Samreen Misbah ◽  
Shehla Baqai ◽  
Syed Fawad Mashhadi ◽  
Imtenan Sharif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: The study was conducted to assess the maternal health related quality of life and its affecting factors in postpartum period. Study Design: Analytical cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was done in a tertiary care hospital, Rawalpindi, from Mar to Jun 2019.Methodology: By using non-probability purposive sampling technique, sample of 268 women in post-partum period were interviewed. A validated short form-36 (SF-36) Questionnaire was administered to women aged 15-49 years, who had spontaneous vaginal delivery or cesarean section, and were within six weeks up to six months of postpartum period. Data was analyzed by using SPSS-22. A p-value of ≤0.05 was taken as significant. Results: Highest median scores were reported in physical functioning 75 (55, 90) and social functioning 75 (75, 62). Lowest median scores were reported in energy fatigue 37 (31, 50) body pain 45 (22, 62) and general health 45 (30, 60). Health-related quality of life scores showed significant difference (p-value <0.05) among subgroups of time since delivery, mode of delivery, education of women, husband’s education and antenatal visits. Conclusion: The study showed that health related quality of life score of postpartum women was moderately affected; where in physical and social functioning domains strongly contributes in better quality of life. Energy/fatigue, body pain and general health are the weakest domains adversely affecting quality of life. Women in subacute postpartum phase, with cesarean section, lower educational status and less than 04 antenatal visits are associated with poorer HRQOL.

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