Evaluation of the Relationship between Total Vertebral Artery Flow and Quality of Life in Patients with Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
Year 2024,
Volume: 21 Issue: 1, 108 - 112, 29.04.2024
Mehmet Demir
,
Feza Demir
Abstract
Background: Vertebrabasilar insufficiency is a common problem in the community and causes limitation in daily physical activities of patients. A questionnaire called the dizziness disability inventory is used to show the change in the quality of life of the patients. In our study, we wanted to show the change in quality of life indexes of patients with vertebrabasilar insufficiency depending on the degree of insufficiency.
Material and metod: Dizziness disability inventory was filled in patients diagnosed with vertebrabasilar insufficiency by Doppler ultrasonography and the relationship between the degree of vertebrabasilar insufficiency and the results of the questionnaire was investigated.
Results: A statistically significant difference was found between the groups according to the mean questionnaire results in patients classified as mild, moderate and severe according to their vertebrabasilar insufficiency. The mean questionnaire scores of those with severe vertebrabasilar impairment were significantly higher than those with moderate and mild impairment, but no significant difference was found between those with moderate and mild impairment. There was no significant difference in mean questionnaire scores between gender, treatment intake and duration of complaints. It was found that there was a significant decrease in total vertebral artery output depending on age.
Conclusion: In patients with vertebrabasilar insufficiency, restriction in activities of daily living, deterioration in quality of life are observed. It should be noted that the decrease in the quality of life index of the patients will be higher according to the severity of the vertebrabasilar insufficiency
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Vertebrobaziler Yetmezliği Olan Hastalarda Toplam Vertebral Arter Debisi ile Yaşam Kalitesi Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi
Year 2024,
Volume: 21 Issue: 1, 108 - 112, 29.04.2024
Mehmet Demir
,
Feza Demir
Abstract
Amaç: Vertebrobaziler yetmezlik, toplumda sık karşılaşılan bir problem olup hastaların günlük fiziksel aktivitelerinde kısıtlanmaya yol açmaktadır. Hastaların hayat kalitesindeki değişimi göstermek için baş dönmesi engellik envanteri adlı anket kullanılmaktadır. Çalışmamızda vertebrobaziler yetmezliği olan hastaların yetmezlik derecesine bağlı olarak hayat kalite indekslerindeki değişimi göstermek istendi.
Materyal ve Metod:: Dopler ultrasonografi ile vertebrobaziler yetmezlik tanısı alan hastalara baş dönmesi engellilik envanteri dolduruldu ve vertebrobaziler yetmezlik derecesi ile anket sonuçları arasındaki ilişki araştırıldı. Ankette baş dönmesi engellilik envanterinin yanı sıra cinsiyet, yaş, hastanın halihazırda şikayetleri ile ilgili bir tedavi alıp almadığı ve şikayetlerinin süresi soruldu.
Bulgular: Vertebrobaziler yetmezlik derecelerine göre hafif, orta ve ağır olarak sınıflandırılan hastalarda ortalama anket sonuçlarına göre gruplar arasında istatiksel olarak anlamlı fark saptanmıştır. Ağır vertebrobaziler yetmezliği olanların ortalama anket skorları orta ve hafif olanlardan anlamlı olarak yüksek çıkmıştır; ancak orta ve hafif yetmezliği olanlar arasında anlamlı fark saptanmamıştır. Ortalama anket skorlarında cinsiyet, tedavi alımı ve şikâyet süresi arasında anlamlı fark saptanmamıştır. Yaşa bağlı olarak toplam vertebral arter debisinde anlamlı düşüş saptanmıştır.
Sonuç: Vertebrobaziler yetmezliği olan hastalarda günlük yaşam aktivitelerinde kısıtlanma, düşme korkusu, anksiyete ve depresyonda artış ve yaşam kalitesinde bozulma görülmektedir. Vertebrobaziler yetmezliğin şiddetine göre hastaların yaşam kalite indeksindeki düşüşün daha fazla olacağı unutulmamalıdır.
Ethical Statement
çALIŞMA İÇİN HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ ETİK KURULUNDAN 07.09.2023 TARİHLİ 2023/15/35 SAYILI ONAY ALINMIŞTIR.
Supporting Institution
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