Materials and Method:
STROBE-Cohort reporting guidelines were followed for this study.
Study design : This is a retrospective, observational, descriptive
study of patients presenting with dizziness in our medical facility.
Setting : This study was conducted at Aster Clinic, Dubai, United
Arab Emirate (UAE). It is a retrospective review of the data of the
patients presenting in our otolaryngology clinic between September 2019
to March 2022.
The study was approved by independent local ethics committee. Informed
consent was taken from all the patients.
Participants : A total of 389 patients were enrolled in the study.
Every (male and female) patient of all ages suffering from dizziness or
vertigo, who visited the clinic during the said duration and voluntarily
gave informed consent for study participation was included in the study.
The patients who did not come for follow-up visit were excluded from the
study.
Variables : Variables were age, gender, presenting symptoms and
DHI score. DHI score was used to assess the severity of dizziness and
QOL; and ‘SO STONED’ questionnaire tool for patient assessment is used
at our centre.
Statistical analysis : All statistical analyses were performed
using Stata version 15.0 software.