Introduction: The association between vestibular deficits and psychological symptoms remains controversial. Thus, this paper aims to report the psychological state of patients complaining of dizziness according to whether their symptoms are observed or not. Methods: Sixty patients with dizziness symptoms were included in the study. Videonystagmography, video head impulse test, and vestibulospinal tests were applied to all patients. 30 dizzy patients with positive findings were included in Group I, and 30 dizzy patients with typical results from all tests were included in Group II. All individuals were asked to fill out the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Dizziness Handicap Inventory, and Somatization subscale of the Symptom Checklist, and the findings were compared between the two groups. The relationship between BDI, BAI, and SOM results and vHIT and DHI scores in all individuals was examined. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding depression, anxiety, and somatization. The level of disability due to dizziness was significantly higher in group II compared to group I. A significant correlation was found between DHI scores and depression and anxiety scores in all patients. Similar psychogenic effects were observed between the groups. However, individuals with dizziness who had regular vestibular tests had a higher level of disability due to dizziness. Conclusion: Evaluation of psychogenic affect and disability due to dizziness by questionnaires in dizzy individuals with regular vestibular tests can be a guide in performing advanced vestibular examinations or directing the patient to a comprehensive psychological evaluation.
Amaç: Bu çalışma, baş dönmesi şikayeti olan bireylerde vestibüler test sonuçları ile depresyon, anksiyete ve somatizasyon düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca, vestibülo-oküler refleks (VOR) test bulguları ile subjektif değerlendirme ölçekleri arasındaki korelasyon değerlendirilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Baş dönmesi şikayeti olan 60 hasta iki gruba ayrıldı: Grup I (n=30, vestibüler testlerde anormal bulgu saptananlar) ve Grup II (n=30, vestibüler testleri normal olanlar). Tüm katılımcılara odyolojik ve vestibüler değerlendirmeler [videonistagmografi (VNG), video baş impuls testi (vHIT)] ile birlikte psikolojik ölçekler [Beck Depresyon Envanteri (BDI), Beck Anksiyete Envanteri (BAI), Belirti Tarama Listesi-90 (SCL-90) Somatizasyon alt ölçeği] uygulandı. Veriler SPSS 22.0 programı kullanılarak analiz edildi ve istatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p0.05). Ancak Grup I’te Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) toplam ve duygusal alt ölçek puanları anlamlı şekilde daha yüksek bulundu (p
