ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
The distinction between state and trait anxiety levels in patients with BPPV in comparison with healthy controls.
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- Smartphone-Supported Vestibular Rehabilitation in Individuals With Vestibular Dysfunction: Pilot Randomized Crossover Trial Assessing Functional Clinical Outcomes and Anxiety.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- State and Trait Anxiety Alter Postural Control in Healthy Adults.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2026Article
- Sex-related differences in the physical, functional, physiological, and emotional profile of adults with chronic vestibular hypofunction: a cross-sectional EXERVEST study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Residual Dizziness Characteristics of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.Audiology & neuro-otology · 2025Article
- Anxiety characteristics in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: first vs. recurrent episodes.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Associations between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and seven mental disorders: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Associations between cognition, anxiety, depression, and residual dizziness in elderly people with BPPV.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: An association exists between vestibular dysfunction and anxiety, yet a distinction between state and trait anxiety in patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) in comparison with healthy subjects has not been well established. The aim of this study is to assess both state and trait anxiety levels in patients with BPPV in comparison with healthy controls, and their relations with cardiac autonomic parameters. Materials and methods: A case-control study, that included patients with BPPV (N = 18) referred to vestibular physiotherapy and gender and age matched healthy controls (N = 18). All participants completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire, while heart-rate (HR) and heart-rate variability (HRV) measures were recorded. Results: Patients with BPPV (age range 32-66 years; 12 women and 6 men) showed a higher state anxiety level (10 points median difference, Discussion: Patients with BPPV do not differ from healthy subjects in terms of predisposition to feel anxious, and only their temporary state anxiety levels are higher in comparison with healthy controls. We recommend researchers and clinicians who assess anxiety levels in patients with BPPV to distinguish between anxiety as a temporary state (state anxiety) and anxiety as a personality trait (trait anxiety).
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