The Dominant Personality Type in Vertigo Patients

Nanda Rizky FS, Netty Herawati, Nyilo Purnami, Nining Febriyana, Abdurachman

2017

Abstract

Abstract: Vertigo is an abnormality that originates from vestibular dysfunction or other organic damage and that causes psychological conditions such as panic attacks and depression. There is scarce research to adapt into a questionnaire in order to find a correlation between personality and vertigo. To determine the dominant personality type in vertigo patients, an observational descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Samples were taken from vertigo-diagnosed ambulatory patients (January–March 2017) of the ENT and Neurology Department, Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia. Patients who passed the inclusion criteria were given an informed consent form, then interviewed using an NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI) questionnaire to determine their personality type based on the Big Five Personality Theory. Data were collected, and groupings were based on sex, age, and demographic characteristics. There were 38 patients: female = 31 (8.,82%). Ratio of vertigo: female and male 4.43:1. The dominant group age was 51–60 years (42.1%), with a mean age of 47.3 years (SD 13.24). The dominant personality types are Neuroticism and Conscientiousness. Furthermore, the total mean score for conscientiousness was higher compared to neuroticism. The most dominant personality type in vertigo patients is Conscientiousness.

Paper Citation

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Surabaya International Physiology Seminar - Volume 1: SIPS,
TI - The Dominant Personality Type in Vertigo Patients
SN - 978-989-758-340-7
AU - Rizky FS N.
AU - Herawati N.
AU - Purnami N.
AU - Febriyana N.
AU - Abdurachman.
PY - 2017
SP - 5
EP - 9
DO - 10.5220/0007331600050009

in Harvard Style

Rizky FS N., Herawati N., Purnami N., Febriyana N. and Abdurachman. (2017). The Dominant Personality Type in Vertigo Patients.In Proceedings of Surabaya International Physiology Seminar - Volume 1: SIPS, ISBN 978-989-758-340-7, pages 5-9. DOI: 10.5220/0007331600050009

in Bibtex Style

@conference{sips17,
author={Nanda Rizky FS and Netty Herawati and Nyilo Purnami and Nining Febriyana and Abdurachman},
title={The Dominant Personality Type in Vertigo Patients},
booktitle={Proceedings of Surabaya International Physiology Seminar - Volume 1: SIPS,},
year={2017},
pages={5-9},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007331600050009},
isbn={978-989-758-340-7},
}